The Leonard Lopate Show
Architect and Garbage Warrior
Architect Michael Reynolds builds eco-friendly housing using beer cans, car tires, and water bottles. He calls his art "Earthship Biotecture." Filmmaker Oliver Hodge documents Reynolds’s career in a new film, "Garbage Warrior."
Event: "Garbage Warrior" will be screened at the Walter Reade Theater as part of the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s ongoing series "Green Screens"
Tuesday, March 25 at 6:30 pm
70 Lincoln Center Plaza
Oliver Hodge and Michael Reynolds will be in attendance
For tickets and more info, go to filmlinc.com
”Garbage Warrior” will also air on the Sundance Channel
Tuesday, April 1 at 9:30 pm
More info at sundancechannel.com
“Garbage Warrior” website
See photos of Michael Reynolds’s work
Mike Reynolds's Earthship Biotecture website
What about the toxicity of tires?
usually i will tell people that the reason i recycle [and compost] is because i hate paying rent for garbage, but this architect could change my mind.
Posted by: Earthship Biotecture March 27, 2008 - 12:51AM
http://www.earthship.net
Earthship n. 1. passive solar home made of natural and recycled materials 2. thermal mass construction for temperature stabilization. 3. renewable energy & integrated water systems make the Earthship an off-grid home with little to no utility bills.
Biotecture n. 1. the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their sustainability. 2. A combination of biology and architecture.
Posted by: Earthship Biotecture March 27, 2008 - 12:51AM
the offgassing non-issue. Tires are hazardous in piles not Earthships
There is an extensive study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison that was presented to us by the state of New Mexico. The cover page of which is here. It can be obtained through the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706. It would probably cost something to get it. In addition to this study, we have 30 years of experience living with the tire buildings. It has been our experience that this type of first-hand knowledge is often more valuable than any study at any price. Tires are Hazardous is piles, not Earthships.
http://www.earthship.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21
Windows 
Windows 
Windows 
Search current and archival WNYC broadcasts. More
Leonard Lopate lets you listen in on the best conversations in New York- now you can take a peek, too. See candid shots of Martha Wainwright, Amy Sedaris and more.
Start your Amazon shopping on WNYC.org and a portion of your total purchase goes to WNYC.
- The Brian Lehrer Show: Meet Johnny Bunko (May 06, 2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: Private Apples, Public Teachers (May 05, 2008)
- The Leonard Lopate Show: John Turturro and Max Casella in “Endgame” (May 09, 2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: A Gut Feeling About China (May 08, 2008)
- The Leonard Lopate Show: Bill Clinton in Exile (May 08, 2008)