An off-the-grid community in New Mexico offers insight into sustainable building, Carlos Velasco

ABC News' feature on Earthships in Taos, New Mexico, part of their series "The Power of Us: People, The Climate, and Our Future," highlights an innovative solution to climate change: reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Conceived by Michael Reynolds, Earthships are sustainable homes made from recycled materials and operating off-the-grid. They showcase a revolutionary model for eco-friendly living by minimizing waste and eliminating reliance on fossil fuels. Their holistic design, incorporating rainwater reuse, food production, and energy generation, sets a powerful precedent for sustainable architecture in harmony with the planet.

The idea that one can use rainwater multiple times, and integrate living spaces with food production and energy generation, is a powerful testament to what sustainable design can achieve. As we face escalating environmental crises, Earthships not only offer practical solutions but also inspires us to rethink how buildings can be designed and function in harmony with the planet.

This sustainable-living vision is not only applicable to homes but to all types of buildings when the design is planned and validated against a design that ensures sustainability and resiliency.

Heating, cooling and powering buildings creates more greenhouse gas emissions than anything else in the U.S., according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Furthermore, construction and demolition create more than 500 million tons of debris each year in this country alone, the EPA said.

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