Earthship Brighton

Earthship Brighton is a self-sustainable building, completed in 2006[1] and owned by the Low Carbon Trust (a non-profit organisation), and situated in Stanmer Park, Brighton.[2][3]

Earthship Brighton

The building is an example of passive solar earth shelter 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, which features case studies of earthships in France, Spain, Scotland and England. There is also an in depth analysis of the thermal performance of the earthship in a temperate climate.

Awards

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;[10]
  • 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[11]
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References
  1. Martin Godrey Cook (16 September 2011). The Zero-Carbon House. Crowood. pp. 207–. ISBN 978-1-84797-331-3.
  2. "Earthship Green Homes". MAKE.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Earthship Brighton - Low Carbon Trust". engagingplaces.org.uk.
  6. "Europe 5 - Page 5". earthshipeurope.org.
  7. "Build Your Own Earthship: the Ultimate Sustainable Home!". sustainablebuild.co.uk.
  8. "Tours of Earthship Brighton". Low Carbon Trust. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  9. Hewitt, M. and Telfer, K. (2007): Earthships: building a zero carbon future for homes ISBN 978-1-86081-972-8
  10. "Earthship Brighton". Tirana Architecture Week Scientific Conference 2012, page 208.
  11. http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/images/CE_CASE%20STUDY_EARTHSHIP_WEB.pdf%5B%5D
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