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Sustainable Earth-Sheltered Building Design

Learn how to build a strong, waterproof underground structure by insulating it well, covering with earth, and planting native species. Discover the benefits like efficient heating, cooling, and minimal exterior maintenance, designed to fit the landscape and microclimate. Explore eco-friendly materials, passive solar techniques, and sustainable systems for water, energy, and waste management. Find inspiration from green architecture pioneers and take action for a resilient future.

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Sustainable Earth-Sheltered Building Design

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  1. Notes from the Underground

  2. South Elevation

  3. Northwest Elevation

  4. Northeast Elevation

  5. East Elevation

  6. South Elevation

  7. Underground Architecture • Build a strong, waterproof building • Insulate it well • Cover it with earth • Plant native species

  8. Why earth-sheltered? Heating and cooling Exterior maintenance Landscape Fit

  9. Site Micro

  10. Salmon River

  11. Footings and Slab R2 blanket 15 cm drains Footings 10 cm drains Rough-in plumbing R12 polystyrene 6 ml vapour barrier Wire mesh

  12. Footings and Slab Concrete poured R12 polystyrene 2 m perimeter 3. Screening for rock punctures 4. Topsoil

  13. Slab Pour

  14. First Furniture

  15. Concrete Concrete is slovenly and feckless, Promiscuous, Willing to take whatever shape demanded of it If you are strong enough.. Once committed, though, Concrete becomes fanatically adamant. adapted from Columns & Catalogues, Peter Schjeldahl

  16. Boots

  17. ICF Walls

  18. Filling ICF

  19. Beams Douglas Fir Uplands Airport 1922

  20. Beams and Ceiling

  21. Roof SIPs – 15 cm rigid polyurethane (R 45) 26 gauge galvanized steel face

  22. Roof Membrane 1.5 cm Tentest Roofboard 1.5 mm EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) membrane

  23. Green Roof Native plants 1m Topsoil 8cm sand Root barrier Drainage board Roofboard Membrane Roofboard SIP Panels Pine Decking

  24. Ground Cover • Drought Tolerant • Sedum • Creeping Thyme • Wooly Thyme • Lavender • Lantana Shade Tolerant Sweet Woodruff Ivy Lamiastrum Pachysandra Vinca Minor Periwinkle

  25. Passive Solar Windows: low South, high North Cupola above mechanical Deciduous Trees - shaded in summer, sun in winter

  26. Trombe

  27. Doors and Windows All reclaimed doors Some reclaimed windows Anderson double glaze, argon, low-e Casement into prevailing wind

  28. Interior

  29. Kitchen

  30. Water Coldwater lines Combi hot water and in-floor heating Well

  31. Waste 1.  Low-Flush Toilets 2. Septic Tank (Anaerobic Treatment) 3.  Effluent Filter 4.  Waterloo Biofilter (Aerobic Treatment) 5.  Disposal or Re-use

  32. HVAC Winter HRV Heat exchange with outside air Duct from underground High-efficiency woodstove In-floor heating Trombe wall Summer ERV Moisture control Duct from underground

  33. Electrical Battery back-up to crucial circuits 24-volt under-cupboard lights Overhead CFs Task lighting

  34. Greenstone Mill 100 kw run-of-river

  35. MicroFIT 104 modules 20 Kw $2000/month

  36. Others Garbage Warrior - Michael Reynolds Recycled and Reclaimed – Dan Phillips Notes from the Underground complete text– Steven Moore www.moorepartners.ca/notes.cfm

  37. What can we do? Buy less Buy local Eat less meat Stop denial Talk to others Join to elect sensible leaders Join in direct action Join to form resilient communities

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