A Kansas couple is building a tornado-resistant home from 1,000 tyres, 16,000 cans and 1,000 cardboard boxes; construction begins this year
- Image: Earthship's official siteA Kansas couple is turning thousands of discarded everyday objects into an unusual home designed for a region where extreme weather can arrive with little warning.
- Their Earthship incorporates about 1,000 tyres, 16,000 aluminium cans and 1,000 cardboard boxes, transforming materials that would ordinarily enter waste streams into components of a functioning house.
- The residence is part of the Earthship movement founded by architect Michael Reynolds and is built around the idea that a home can provide more than shelter.
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- Image: Earthship's official siteA Kansas couple is turning thousands of discarded everyday objects into an unusual home designed for a region where extreme weather can arrive with little warning.
- Their Earthship incorporates about 1,000 tyres, 16,000 aluminium cans and 1,000 cardboard boxes, transforming materials that would ordinarily enter waste streams into components of a functioning house.
- The residence is part of the Earthship movement founded by architect Michael Reynolds and is built around the idea that a home can provide more than shelter.
Sources: Times of India