Earthship Academy Online

Core Classes– Earthship Design Principles

1. Thermal/Solar heating and cooling
2. Building with natural and re-purposed materials
3. Water Harvesting, Storage and filtration
4. Contained Sewage Treatment
5. Solar and Wind Electric Systems
6. Food Production

Labs

• Water Organization Module
• Electric Wiring
• Earthship Maintenance
• Layout Lab
• Power Tools Safety

Hands-on Field Study preparation

• Job Safety and Power Tools Safety
• Vault in Earthships
• Carpentry
• Tours
• Pounding Tires

Methodology – How Earthships Function.

• History and Evolution of Earthships
• Basics of Earthship Construction Techniques
• How to read Earthship Construction drawings
• Earthship Types
• The Water Organization Module
• How to build Gray and Black Water Systems
• The Basics of Electricity
• The Power Organizing Module
• Building Permit and Process for Earthship Permitting
• Earthship Finishes Options
• Earthship Operations
• Earthship Disaster and Poverty Relief projects
• Sustainable Communities
• Earthship Inspired Housing example
• Introduction to Aquaponics
• Staging an Earthship Build