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  2. Earth shelter - Wikipedia

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    Earth sheltered homes are often constructed with energy conservation and savings in mind. Specific designs of earth shelters allow for maximum savings. For bermed or in-hill construction, a common plan is to place all the living spaces on the side of the house facing the equator (or north or east, depending on latitude).

  3. 11 Eco-Friendly Houses That Will Inspire You to Live Greener

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    S0-called earth-sheltered houses like this one, with one or more walls covered by the ground, are an emerging trend in sustainable design. They're less sensitive to changes in the outside air ...

  4. Bill Gates's house - Wikipedia

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    Earth-sheltered home. Bill Gates designed and owns a mansion that overlooks Lake Washington in Medina, Washington. The 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m 2) mansion [ 1] incorporates technology in its design. [specify][ 2] In 2009, property taxes were reported to be US$1.063 million on a total assessed value of US$147.5 million.

  5. Earthship - Wikipedia

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    Earthship Architecture, Taos, New Mexico. An Earthship is a style of architecture developed in the late 20th century to early 21st century by architect Michael Reynolds. Earthships are designed to behave as passive solar earth shelters made of both natural and upcycled materials such as earth-packed tires.

  6. Yaodong - Wikipedia

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    Yaodong. A group of yaodongs in a village in Lingshi, Shanxi, some for humans, others for livestock. A yaodong (natively 窰 [iɤ] in Jin Chinese, [ 1] or 窰洞 [jɑʊ tʊŋ] yáodòng in Beijing Mandarin) is a particular form of earth shelter dwelling common in the Loess Plateau in China 's north. They are generally carved out of a hillside ...

  7. Malcolm Wells - Wikipedia

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    Malcolm Wells (March 11, 1926 – November 27, 2009) [1] was an American architect who is regarded as "the father of modern earth-sheltered architecture." [2] Wells lived on Cape Cod, Massachusetts in a modern earth-sheltered building of his own design. [3] Wells was also a writer, illustrator, draftsman, lecturer, cartoonist, columnist, and ...

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