When Brian and Jess Johnson drove to Taos, New Mexico, for a getaway weekend from Colorado in 2016, they had no inkling the trip would change their lives and their notions of a dream house in a ...

This video investigates eco-friendly building materials, energy efficiency, and sustainability in Earthship homes. These homes are designed to utilize the earth for heating and cooling, achieving ...

TAOS, New Mexico — Old tires, crumpled cans and empty wine bottles are piling up at construction sites across the desert. A renewed purpose awaits these discarded items, which will become the building ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The funky New Mexico home is powered by the sun and embedded in the land with curvaceous walls and lots of gardening space—inside ...

Dear EarthTalk I've heard of extremely environmentally friendly homes and communities called "Earthships" popping up across the U.S. What are they exactly? -- Kelsey Kuehn, Kirtland, OH An Earthship ...

An Earthship is a kind of passive solar home — or community of homes — typically made of natural and recycled materials such as old tires and recycled cans. Such homes make use of non-polluting ...

Dear EarthTalk I've heard of extremely environmentally friendly homes and communities called "Earthships" popping up across the U.S. What are they exactly? -- Kelsey Kuehn, Kirtland, OH A: An ...