Upcoming Events - Earthship Tours on 4 May
Sustainable House Day is happening on 4 May 2025 - tickets are on sale now!
You can tour Earthship Ironbank or Amy's Earthship Goolwa. It is a great opportunity to visit an Earthship and EXPERIENCE their beauty and comfort. You will also be able to ask any questions you have about approval, construction, costs, etc.
You can tour Earthship Ironbank or Amy's Earthship Goolwa. It is a great opportunity to visit an Earthship and EXPERIENCE their beauty and comfort. You will also be able to ask any questions you have about approval, construction, costs, etc.
Welcome to Earthship Eco Homes, an Australian company dedicated to bringing Earthship homes to Australia - they are the ultimate home to go off-grid, and live free from electricity and water bills. These homes are highly energy and water efficient with minimal maintenance. You can be self-sufficient, sustainable, and bushfire resilient in an Earthship and enjoy the feeling of being in control of where your power and water is coming from and where your wastewater is going to... your beautiful garden.
Earthship Eco Homes also runs educational workshops to teach people how to build sustainably, training the next generation of builders, architects and homeowners how these amazing buildings work and how to use eco-construction materials such as straw-bale, cob, and the Earthship classics - earth filled car tyres and walls made with recycled glass bottles.
Services include:
- plans, drawings and specifications for Council Approval of your Earthship eco home throughout Australia - we know how to get approval for your Earthship as fast as possible.
- organising and running educational "workshop" events to assist owner-builders and licensed builders with Earthship eco-construction methods. Get your tyre wall built fast and accurate with a group of enthusiastic volunteers.
- tours of Australia's first council approved Earthship (Ironbank, South Australia)
Earthship Eco Homes also runs educational workshops to teach people how to build sustainably, training the next generation of builders, architects and homeowners how these amazing buildings work and how to use eco-construction materials such as straw-bale, cob, and the Earthship classics - earth filled car tyres and walls made with recycled glass bottles.
Services include:
- plans, drawings and specifications for Council Approval of your Earthship eco home throughout Australia - we know how to get approval for your Earthship as fast as possible.
- organising and running educational "workshop" events to assist owner-builders and licensed builders with Earthship eco-construction methods. Get your tyre wall built fast and accurate with a group of enthusiastic volunteers.
- tours of Australia's first council approved Earthship (Ironbank, South Australia)
Earthships were invented in the USA in the 1970s. Now, they have come to Australia and have been adapted to the harsh Australian climate and strict building codes by Dr Martin Freney, founder of Earthship Eco Homes. If you would like to speak to Martin about your dream eco-home please follow this process.
Step 1 - Plans and Projects
Please have a look at the Plans and Projects sections on this website to get an idea of what is possible.
Step 2 - Design Questionnaire
The Design Questionnaire will guide you through some of the big decisions you need to make for your dream eco home. Whether you want a "pure" Earthship, or something like an Earthship, Martin is an expert on adapting the Earthship design principles to suit your budget, micro-climate and your dream. This questionnaire will take about 20mins to complete - answer as many questions as you can - just do your best - and this will help with the next step...
Step 3 - Free Consultation
Book a free 15 minute consultation with Martin to discuss your eco home dreams. As an owner-builder of his family's strawbale eco home and Earthship BnB, and as the designer and workshop coordinator of many Earthship projects around Australia, Martin can quickly get you pointing in the right direction (North!). Marty did his PhD on Earthships, travelling to the USA to measure the Earthships' amazing indoor temperature stability and to interview the pioneering Earthship dwellers in the harsh desert of New Mexico, learning how they live off-grid in such style and beauty. Get your questions answered by Australia's Earthship expert.
Step 1 - Plans and Projects
Please have a look at the Plans and Projects sections on this website to get an idea of what is possible.
Step 2 - Design Questionnaire
The Design Questionnaire will guide you through some of the big decisions you need to make for your dream eco home. Whether you want a "pure" Earthship, or something like an Earthship, Martin is an expert on adapting the Earthship design principles to suit your budget, micro-climate and your dream. This questionnaire will take about 20mins to complete - answer as many questions as you can - just do your best - and this will help with the next step...
Step 3 - Free Consultation
Book a free 15 minute consultation with Martin to discuss your eco home dreams. As an owner-builder of his family's strawbale eco home and Earthship BnB, and as the designer and workshop coordinator of many Earthship projects around Australia, Martin can quickly get you pointing in the right direction (North!). Marty did his PhD on Earthships, travelling to the USA to measure the Earthships' amazing indoor temperature stability and to interview the pioneering Earthship dwellers in the harsh desert of New Mexico, learning how they live off-grid in such style and beauty. Get your questions answered by Australia's Earthship expert.
Australian Earthship Doco
Media Links
Australia is having an environmental awakening - and Earthship homes are taking off
Realestate.com.au
7 Dec 2023
Link: www.realestate.com.au/advice/sustainable-living-in-a-new-era/
Realestate.com.au
7 Dec 2023
Link: www.realestate.com.au/advice/sustainable-living-in-a-new-era/
What is an earthship?
Realestate.com.au
18 Jun 2021
Link: www.realestate.com.au/advice/what-the-hell-is-an-earthship/
Realestate.com.au
18 Jun 2021
Link: www.realestate.com.au/advice/what-the-hell-is-an-earthship/
Going underground — lessons for suburbia from subterranean Coober Pedy
ABC News
15 Nov 2020
Link: www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/underground-housing-a-goldmine-of-sustainable-living-coober-pedy/12880618
ABC News
15 Nov 2020
Link: www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/underground-housing-a-goldmine-of-sustainable-living-coober-pedy/12880618
The artist and co-creator of Australia’s first Earthship shares some of her home favourites
Realestate.com.au
20 Aug 2018
Link: www.realestate.com.au/news/the-artist-and-cocreator-of-australias-first-earthship-shares-some-of-her-home-favourites/
Realestate.com.au
20 Aug 2018
Link: www.realestate.com.au/news/the-artist-and-cocreator-of-australias-first-earthship-shares-some-of-her-home-favourites/
Eco Tourism
Come and stay in an Earthship and experience the amazing earthy, connected vibe and cool+cozy comfort.
Learn by doing... workshops
Workshops are a great way to learn sustainable, ecological, construction methods that you can DIY with your friends!
Watch these videos to learn about Earthship Eco Homes
