For the Housing Market’s Greenest Buyers, ‘Earthships’ Are Taking Off

Long dismissed as hippie havens, off-grid communities are getting a fresh look as wasteful construction practices come under scrutiny.

For the Housing Market’s Greenest Buyers, ‘Earthships’ Are Taking Off

Long dismissed as hippie havens, off-grid communities are getting a fresh look as wasteful construction practices come under scrutiny.

Vallecitos earthship. Credit: Earthship Biotecture

Time has an account of one man’s off-grid living experience in a Manhattan apartment.

Michaela Haas, Ph.D., is a Contributing Editor at Reasons to be Cheerful. An award-winning author and solutions reporter, her recent books include Bouncing Forward: The Art and Science of Cultivating Resilience (Atria). Visit www.michaelahaas.com

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