The Earthship is the epitome of sustainable design and construction. Earthships can be built anywhere in the world and in any climate. There design principles are: Thermal/Solar Heating and Cooling: used the Sun as a source that delivers without the need wires or pipes. Solar and wind electricity: these houses produce their own energy with an energy system photovoltaic/wind prepacked. This energy is stored in batteries and then is supplied to electrical outlets. Contained sewage treatment: these houses contain use and reuse all household sewage in indoor and outdoor treatment cells resulting in food production and landscaping with no pollution of aquifers. Building with natural and recycled materials: this type of houses make use of local materials, which occur naturally in the area. Water harvesting: catch water from the sky (rain and snow melt) and use it four times. Water is heated from the sun, biodiesel and/or natural gas. Food production. An example of this is the type of simple survival houses. This type of house was in Haiti and its model evolved. The houses of simple survival succeeded in this country because they were cheap and quick to build. They are houses that offer all the comforts such as: drinking water, electricity, gas, etc. Other example is Earthship Montana in Canada it was built in the summer of 2014. It is made of wood and has solar panels.
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