Hobbit house / Discussions

...house, to specifically name the two biggest omissions– heat recovery ventilation and proper insulation. A really good HRV or ERV can recover as much as 90% of the heat in exhaust air, the ‘earth tube’ ventilation in an Earthship recovers 0%. The other main conceptual  flaw is designing and building it with the notion t...

...hobbit house’ can have a lot of appeal, but there are many drawbacks that you should know about before building one. Dirt *can* work as an insulator for homes, but it is important to understand how, so you understand its limitations.  A Hobbit House would follow the basic principles of an Earthship, so I would recommen...