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Earthship Brighton

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

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]

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