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www.lowcarbon.co.uk : Building with natural renewable resources is not unusual but the Earthship in Brighton is something else…

www.lowcarbon.co.uk: Building with natural renewable resources is not unusual but the Earthship in Brighton is something else altogether.

This climate-friendly, sustainable house is being constructed from used tyres and tin cans. The Low Carbon Network project is building this self-sufficient, low-cost, solar-powered house independent of mains water and sewage. See the Earthship online or sign up for a training course on building with tyres.

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