Earth Sheltered or Earth Berm House Plans
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Earth Sheltered homes are certainly nothing new. People have been using the earth to provide shelter since…well…remember the caveman? Today’s Earth Berm or underground home is anything but a cave, but it is usually found nestled into the side of a hill or large berm of earth. The environmental movement of the 1970’s renewed this style’s popularity due to its energy efficient and eco-friendly qualities. Other advantages include added safety from storms such as tornados. The greatest challenge one might encounter in building an Earth Sheltered home is finding a contractor who is familiar with this out-of-the-ordinary type of home construction.
- Three sides earth-protected
- Energy efficient and eco-friendly
- Added safety from storms such as hurricanes and tornados
- Special holiday for earth sheltered friendly living is “Underground America Day”
- Home floor plans are typical to standard residential construction
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