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Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K

Kirsten Dirksen · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Home, DIY & practical skillsPower grid, heating & buildingsCivil engineering & construction

What it is

Kirsten Dirksen profiles Steve Rees, who buried two shipping containers to build an earth-cooled, off-grid 640 sq ft home in Northern California for about $30,000, solar included.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as an example of earth-sheltered housing and as part of a channel HN loves for architecture and efficiency.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “I can't recommend Kirsten Dirksen's channel enough to people interested in architecture, energy efficiency, tiny homes”

    Earth-cooled container home among favorites from a prolific architecture channel.

    cwkoss, 2019-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home”

  2. “Earth sheltered homes seems like a great way to do that”

    Example of an earth-cooled underground home.

    jay-anderson, 2018-08 · Recommendation · in “An office building in Seattle that doesn't have air conditioning”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: shipping container home, off grid, underground home, passive cooling, tiny homes

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