Earthship Brighton is a self-sustainable building, completed in 2006[1] and owned by the non-profit Low Carbon Trust, situated in Stanmer Park, Brighton, England.[2][3]
The building is an example of passive solar earth-sheltered design and was constructed using waste car tyres and other recycled materials such as cans and bottles. The structure incorporates rammed earth tyres,[3] renewable power systems and rainwater harvesting.[4] It uses the planet's natural systems to provide heat, power and water and is designed to work as an autonomous building.[5]
The Low Carbon Trust (originally the Low Carbon Network) crew were trained by Mike Reynolds, who designed the Earthship structure and is the founder of Earthship Biotecture.[6] Earthship Brighton is currently one of only two Earthships in the UK[3] and was the first Earthship to be built in England. [7]
Earthship Brighton is used as a community and environmental education centre, with regular guided tours for the public.[8] It is used as a venue for various green building courses, including a three-day course on 'Self-building an Earthship'.
In 2007, a book was written about the project: Earthships: building a zero carbon future for homes.[9] A second edition, Earthships in Europe, was published in 2012, with case studies of earthships in France, Spain, and the UK. There is also an in-depth analysis of the thermal performance of the earthship in a temperate climate.
Awards edit
Earthship Brighton has won ten awards and commendations. These include:
- South East Renewable Sustainable Energy Awards 2005 in the field of Innovation - Winner
- Environment Agency’s Water Efficiency Awards 2006 - Winner
- Sustain Magazine’s Construction and Renovation category; DfES category 2006;
- Green Apple Awards 2007 for the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage – National Gold Winner in the New Build Tourism category;
- Green Apple Awards 2007 – National Gold Winner for Business;
- South East Low Carbon Awards 2007 – Highly commended in the Low Carbon Development of the Year category
- National Energy Efficiency Awards 2007 – Highly commended in the Construction & Renovation category
- The Argus Eco Award 2010 – Winner of Greenest Building in Sussex[10]
References edit
- ^ Martin Godrey Cook (16 September 2011). The Zero-Carbon House. Crowood. pp. 207–. ISBN 978-1-84797-331-3.
- ^ "Earthship Green Homes". MAKE.
- ^ a b c Jennifer A. Sandlin; Brian D. Schultz; Jake Burdick (29 July 2010). Handbook of Public Pedagogy: Education and Learning Beyond Schooling. Routledge. pp. 172–. ISBN 978-1-135-18419-3.
- ^ Colin A. Booth; Susanne M. Charlesworth (31 March 2014). Water Resources in the Built Environment: Management Issues and Solutions. Wiley. pp. 232–. ISBN 978-1-118-80911-2.
- ^ "Earthship Brighton - Low Carbon Trust". engagingplaces.org.uk.
- ^ "Europe 5 - Page 5". earthshipeurope.org.
- ^ "Build Your Own Earthship: the Ultimate Sustainable Home!". sustainablebuild.co.uk.
- ^ "Tours of Earthship Brighton". Low Carbon Trust. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Hewitt, M. and Telfer, K. (2007): Earthships: building a zero carbon future for homes ISBN 978-1-86081-972-8
- ^ https://lowcarbon.co.uk/timeline-now "Timeline now"
External links edit
- About Earthship Brighton, Low Carbon Trust
- Tours of Earthship Brighton, Low Carbon Trust
- Earthship Brighton, Stanmer Park, BN1 9PZ, eco open houses