Underground Housing - Revision history

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	~~{{Breadcrumb\|Housing and construction}}~~

	[[File:Earthsheleteredhome.jpg\|right\|~~388px~~]]		[[File:Earthsheleteredhome.jpg\|500px\|thumb\|right\|Earth sheltered home in Big Sur, California]]

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	* Treehugger: [http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/green-magic-homes-are-probably-neither.html "Here's the dirt on a prefabricated plastic earth sheltered home design you can buy off the shelf"]		* Treehugger: [http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/green-magic-homes-are-probably-neither.html "Here's the dirt on a prefabricated plastic earth sheltered home design you can buy off the shelf"]
	* Pictures: [http://www.swansonarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sustainable_green_architecture_eco_friendly-earth_sheltered_home_thumb.jpg Ziggurat-type]		* Pictures: [http://www.swansonarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sustainable_green_architecture_eco_friendly-earth_sheltered_home_thumb.jpg Ziggurat-type]


			[[Category:Housing and construction]]

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	~~Please see the page for~~ [[~~Malcolm_Wells~~\|~~Malcolm Wells~~]] ~~for one architect's underground houses.~~		[[File:Underground house for flat land.jpeg\|thumb\|right\|500px\|thumb\|right\|"Underground house for flat land"]]

			==Advantages==

	Underground homes have several advantages over homes built above the ground:		Underground homes have several advantages over homes built above the ground:
	* There is no need to lay a foundation, which saves a huge amount of labour and material		* There is no need to lay a foundation, which saves a huge amount of labour and material
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	* They are soundproof and relatively fireproof		* They are soundproof and relatively fireproof
	* It can be complemented with a greenhouse that takes advantage of the heat already there (e.g. greenhouse-facing kitchen)		* It can be complemented with a greenhouse that takes advantage of the heat already there (e.g. greenhouse-facing kitchen)
			Please see the page for [[Malcolm_Wells\|Malcolm Wells]] for one architect's underground houses.

	[[File:How not to build an underground house.jpeg\|thumb\|right\|~~281px~~\|thumb\|right\|"How '''not''' to build an underground house!"]]		[[File:How not to build an underground house.jpeg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|thumb\|right\|"How '''not''' to build an underground house!"]]

	==Underground Greenhouse==		==Underground Greenhouse==

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			[[File:Earthsheleteredhome.jpg\|right\|388px]]

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	<blockquote><center>''"In a hole in the ground lived a hobbit.<br>Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell,<br>nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or eat:<br>it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."''</center></blockquote>		<blockquote><center>''"In a hole in the ground lived a hobbit.<br>Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell,<br>nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or eat:<br>it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."''</center></blockquote>
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	Please see the page for [[Malcolm_Wells\|Malcolm Wells]] for one architect's underground houses.		Please see the page for [[Malcolm_Wells\|Malcolm Wells]] for one architect's underground houses.
			Underground homes have several advantages over homes built above the ground:
	~~[[File:Earthsheleteredhome.jpg\|right\|388px]]~~Underground homes have several advantages over homes built above the ground:
	* There is no need to lay a foundation, which saves a huge amount of labour and material		* There is no need to lay a foundation, which saves a huge amount of labour and material
	* The walls are earth, so that saves a lot more building material		* The walls are earth, so that saves a lot more building material
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	* It can be complemented with a greenhouse that takes advantage of the heat already there (e.g. greenhouse-facing kitchen)		* It can be complemented with a greenhouse that takes advantage of the heat already there (e.g. greenhouse-facing kitchen)

	~~Greenhouses in cold climates must retain moderate temperatures for year-round growing, therefore~~ [[~~Earth Sheltered Greenhouse~~\|underground ~~greenhouses~~]] ~~are useful for temperature stabilization.~~		[[File:How not to build an underground house.jpeg\|thumb\|right\|281px\|thumb\|right\|"How '''not''' to build an underground house!"]]

	~~Pictures~~: [~~http://www.norishouse.com/PAHS/images/image008.jpg~~]~~, [http://www.papillonsartpalace.com/HOME_STEIGER__OTHER_TRACTORS_ON_ROOF_OF_EARTH_SHELTERED_TECH_HOME.jpg~~]~~, [http://www~~.~~swansonarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sustainable_green_architecture_eco_friendly-earth_sheltered_home_thumb.jpg Ziggurat-type]~~		==Underground Greenhouse==
			Greenhouses in cold climates must retain moderate temperatures for year-round growing, therefore [[Earth Sheltered Greenhouse\|underground greenhouses]] are useful for temperature stabilization (see: [[Walipini]]).

	==Mike Oehler's methods==		==Mike Oehler's methods==
	Information about Mike Oehler's methods was removed after OSE received a Cease and Desist letter from the author based on copyright. -MJ 2/17/15		Information about Mike Oehler's methods was removed after OSE received a ''Cease and Desist'' letter from the author based on copyright. -MJ 2/17/15

	==Linkfest==		==Linkfest==
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	* [http://www.undergroundhomesgazette.com/ Underground Homes Gazette] Articles and info about underground and earth sheltered housing.		* [http://www.undergroundhomesgazette.com/ Underground Homes Gazette] Articles and info about underground and earth sheltered housing.
	* Treehugger: [http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/green-magic-homes-are-probably-neither.html "Here's the dirt on a prefabricated plastic earth sheltered home design you can buy off the shelf"]		* Treehugger: [http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/green-magic-homes-are-probably-neither.html "Here's the dirt on a prefabricated plastic earth sheltered home design you can buy off the shelf"]
			* Pictures: [http://www.swansonarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sustainable_green_architecture_eco_friendly-earth_sheltered_home_thumb.jpg Ziggurat-type]

Rasmus: /* Linkfest */

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Linkfest

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	* [http://www.culturalconservers.org/library/171-180-earth-sheltered-housing.pdf "Earth-Sheltered Housing"], Washington Energy Extension Service (1984)		* [http://www.culturalconservers.org/library/171-180-earth-sheltered-housing.pdf "Earth-Sheltered Housing"], Washington Energy Extension Service (1984)
	* [http://www.undergroundhomesgazette.com/ Underground Homes Gazette] Articles and info about underground and earth sheltered housing.		* [http://www.undergroundhomesgazette.com/ Underground Homes Gazette] Articles and info about underground and earth sheltered housing.
			* Treehugger: [http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/green-magic-homes-are-probably-neither.html "Here's the dirt on a prefabricated plastic earth sheltered home design you can buy off the shelf"]

Rasmus: /* Linkfest */ fixed broken link: http://williamlishman.com/underground-architecture/

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Linkfest: fixed broken link: http://williamlishman.com/underground-architecture/

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	* [http://www.underground-homes.com/ Underground Homes]		* [http://www.underground-homes.com/ Underground Homes]
	* [http://www.subsurfacebuildings.com SubsurfaceBuildings.com]		* [http://www.subsurfacebuildings.com SubsurfaceBuildings.com]
	* [http://~~www.~~williamlishman.com/underground~~.htm~~ Bill Lishman's underground domes], also [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/bill-lishmans-underground-dome-home.php featured on Treehugger]; built with [[ferrocement]] and then reburied.		* [http://williamlishman.com/underground-architecture/ Bill Lishman's underground domes], also [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/bill-lishmans-underground-dome-home.php featured on Treehugger]; built with [[ferrocement]] and then reburied.
	* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_living Underground Living]		* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_living Underground Living]
	* [http://www.culturalconservers.org/library/171-180-earth-sheltered-housing.pdf "Earth-Sheltered Housing"], Washington Energy Extension Service (1984)		* [http://www.culturalconservers.org/library/171-180-earth-sheltered-housing.pdf "Earth-Sheltered Housing"], Washington Energy Extension Service (1984)
	* [http://www.undergroundhomesgazette.com/ Underground Homes Gazette] Articles and info about underground and earth sheltered housing.		* [http://www.undergroundhomesgazette.com/ Underground Homes Gazette] Articles and info about underground and earth sheltered housing.

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	* Pipes are not exposed to atmospheric temperature and don't freeze		* Pipes are not exposed to atmospheric temperature and don't freeze
	* They require little maintenance		* They require little maintenance
	* They are soundproof		* They are soundproof and relatively fireproof
	* They are relatively fireproof
	* It can be complemented with a greenhouse that takes advantage of the heat already there (e.g. greenhouse-facing kitchen)		* It can be complemented with a greenhouse that takes advantage of the heat already there (e.g. greenhouse-facing kitchen)

	~~Because greenhouses~~ must ~~be kept warm~~, [[Earth Sheltered Greenhouse\|underground greenhouses]] ~~make a lot of sense~~.		Greenhouses in cold climates must retain moderate temperatures for year-round growing, therefore [[Earth Sheltered Greenhouse\|underground greenhouses]] are useful for temperature stabilization.

	Pictures: [http://www.norishouse.com/PAHS/images/image008.jpg], [http://www.papillonsartpalace.com/HOME_STEIGER__OTHER_TRACTORS_ON_ROOF_OF_EARTH_SHELTERED_TECH_HOME.jpg], [http://www.swansonarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sustainable_green_architecture_eco_friendly-earth_sheltered_home_thumb.jpg Ziggurat-type]		Pictures: [http://www.norishouse.com/PAHS/images/image008.jpg], [http://www.papillonsartpalace.com/HOME_STEIGER__OTHER_TRACTORS_ON_ROOF_OF_EARTH_SHELTERED_TECH_HOME.jpg], [http://www.swansonarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sustainable_green_architecture_eco_friendly-earth_sheltered_home_thumb.jpg Ziggurat-type]

Marcin: /* Mike Oehler's methods */

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	==Mike Oehler's methods==		==Mike Oehler's methods==
	Information about Mike Oehler's methods was removed after OSE received a Cease and Desist letter from the author.		Information about Mike Oehler's methods was removed after OSE received a Cease and Desist letter from the author based on copyright. -MJ 2/17/15

	==Linkfest==		==Linkfest==

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 ==Mike Oehler's methods==
-Mike Oehler of http://www.undergroundhousing.com/ pioneered a particular style of underground architecture. It is distinguished by a exteremely low cost and a strong emphasis on DIY. For details, refer to ''[[Media:The_$50_and_up_Underground_House_Book.pdf‎|The $50 and Up Underground Housing Book]]'' (link is to a 115 page pdf file). Some key points -
+Information about Mike Oehler's methods was removed after OSE received a Cease and Desist letter from the author.
 ==Linkfest==

Marcin at 21:46, 17 February 2015

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 ==Mike Oehler's methods==
-Information about Mike Oehler's methods was removed after OSE received a Cease And Desist letter from the author.
+Mike Oehler of http://www.undergroundhousing.com/ pioneered a particular style of underground architecture. It is distinguished by a exteremely low cost and a strong emphasis on DIY. For details, refer to ''[[Media:The_$50_and_up_Underground_House_Book.pdf‎|The $50 and Up Underground Housing Book]]'' (link is to a 115 page pdf file). Some key points -
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Marcin: /* Mike Oehler's methods */

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 ==Mike Oehler's methods==
-Mike Oehler of http://www.undergroundhousing.com/ pioneered a particular style of underground architecture. It is distinguished by a exteremely low cost and a strong emphasis on DIY. For details, refer to ''[[Media:The_$50_and_up_Underground_House_Book.pdf‎|The $50 and Up Underground Housing Book]]'' (link is to a 115 page pdf file). Some key points -
+Information about Mike Oehler's methods was removed after OSE received a Cease And Desist letter from the author.
 ==Linkfest==