Its good to see that sustainable houses can be stylish and dont have to be ramshackle hovels made of coke-cans and old tires like those by garbage warrior (which is also cool, I think). Homlifestyle.com make some nice pads - advertised as green, eco and sustainable etc etc, prefabricated and delivered by bio-fuel trucks, of course. Good website.I am bit skeptical though. Obviosuly capatalising on the current green trends. Its advertised as a second home for guilt-ridden city-dwelleres - so is it "sustainable" if you're not supposed to live in it? It probably helps the buyers justify building their holiday home in the first place.
The garbage warrior however, shows us that if you want to live sustainably, you can't! Government, pressurised by the big utilities lobbies, dont want that. The companies need income for the shareholders - as we all found out with British gas about a week ago. If you build houses "off-grid" you will get sued.
The garbage warrior (a proper architect) builds houses from discarded materials and the utility bills cost a couple dollars a month. Why not! The houses look kinda funky if you like that style. I think its cool. Much cooler than a white-trash trailer made of sustainable oak for the nouveau-riche.
garbage warrior's "earthship":
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