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New Earthships capture more energy, water & food at lower cost

Kirsten Dirksen · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Kirsten Dirksen tours new Earthships, homes built from tires, bottles and cans that generate their own energy, collect water and grow food. The video covers the newer, cheaper Encounter model and its passive systems.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend the channel's alternative-living videos, and this one for its look at a net-zero desert home.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “Almost all the videos on this channel are fascinating btw.”

    Channel full of fascinating videos on alternative homes.

    culi, 2026-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Forestiere Underground Gardens”

  2. “Earthship community in Taos New Mexico”

    Earthship community tour in Taos, among channel's alternative living videos.

    205guy, 2020-08 · Recommendation · in “Arcosanti”

  3. “this fun video about a net zero desert house”

    Fun look at net zero desert house with water cycle.

    somethoughts, 2022-02 · Recommendation · in “Separating urine from sewage could mitigate some environmental problems”

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

Topics: earthship, off grid, sustainable housing, rainwater capture, alternative living

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