Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What if your home could generate its own electricity and heat, and even process its own wastewater? Welcome to the world of Earthships!
In this video, we visit Aardehuis; a unique eco-village in the Netherlands. Over 40 people live in self-sufficient homes built from wood and earth, as well as recycled materials like old tires. Their homes are designed to reduce environmental impact while offering a totally different way of life — in community and close to nature.
Would you want to live in an Earthship? Tell us in the comments!
CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to Aardehuis: 23 Earthships and one community
00:51 Tour a home built from recycled materials
01:38 How Earthships use old car tires for insulation
02:14 The 1970s birth of the Earthship
02:33 Could these homes really be 100% self-sufficient?
03:26 How wastewater is recycled naturally
03:58 Community life
04:32 Building an entire village together
05:11 Planting a forest garden
05:30 The unexpected benefit: Real human connection
#dweuromaxx #livingdifferently #earthship
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CREDITS
Report: Jens von Larcher
Camera: René Heijnen
Edit: Manuela Reuss
Supervising Editor: Mirja Viehweger
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What if your home could generate its own electricity and heat, and even process its own wastewater? Welcome to the world of Earthships!
In this video, we visit Aardehuis; a unique eco-village in the Netherlands. Over 40 people live in self-sufficient homes built from wood and earth, as well as recycled materials like old tires. Their homes are designed to reduce environmental impact while offering a totally different way of life — in community and close to nature.
Would you want to live in an Earthship? Tell us in the comments!
CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to Aardehuis: 23 Earthships and one community
00:51 Tour a home built from recycled materials
01:38 How Earthships use old car tires for insulation
02:14 The 1970s birth of the Earthship
02:33 Could these homes really be 100% self-sufficient?
03:26 How wastewater is recycled naturally
03:58 Community life
04:32 Building an entire village together
05:11 Planting a forest garden
05:30 The unexpected benefit: Real human connection
#dweuromaxx #livingdifferently #earthship
--------------------------------------------
CREDITS
Report: Jens von Larcher
Camera: René Heijnen
Edit: Manuela Reuss
Supervising Editor: Mirja Viehweger
--------------------------------------------
Subscribe to DW Euromaxx:
bit.ly/DWEuromaxx_Sub
Would you like to find out more about Euromaxx?
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DW Euromaxx brings you engaging insights into European cultures and lifestyles.
