Having your own abundant source of portable water is paramount to your sovereignty.
Mike Reynolds from Earthship academy wisely stated that water supply is affected by war, political disputes, economic crisis, drought and now even the pandemic. Water availability is linked to way too many factors that are completely out of our control.
Healthy living water for our bodies and for the growing of our food is a sure way to build a healthy immune system.
IN OUR ONLINE VIDEO COURSE, YOU'LL LEARN
how to build your own life-supporting off-the-water-grid ecosystem, that harvests, stores and filters rain, pressurizes this water to all your taps. All the grey and black water are UPcycled for garden irrigation and flushing of toilets.
Harvest rain and snow from road, pavements, roof and in the ground
Build beautiful and discreet water reservoirs that will enhance any landscape
Construct a low-cost biochar filter that turns city rain into living spring water
Learn to build an Earthship Water Organizing Module designed by Mike Reynolds
Build biological botanical wetlands which reuse all the wastewater 7X over
Transform a chlorine pool into a healthy eco pond for swimming & water back up
Design and implement terraces & earthworks that makeup water-wise food forests
Learn build an alternative low cost gutter systems + simple permaculture earthworks that impregnate and store water in the ground. You will also learn how to build a simple leaf and dust catcher which filters roof water
Learn to construct 3 types of water tanks: Ferro Cement 6000L + Sandbag 16000L + underground 40000L water reservoir underneath a dome home + build constructed wetland to transform chlorine pool into an eco pond.
NEW W.O.M - Learn how to build an Earthship Water Organizing Module
Learn to build a Slow Sand Biochar filter which will treat 300 Litres of city rain or borehole water ,per day, and turn it into to pristine spring quality. You will also learn how to remove Iron from borehole water and pretreat and remove nutrients from funky harvested water prior to Bio Char filtration.
Learn to create 3 types of constructed wetlands which will take care of all your waste water. We will install a biogas digester which will make flammable methane from sewerage and build a wetland to turn poo into clean irrigation
HERE'S HOW THE ABUNDANCE OF WATER COURSE IS STRUCTURED
Detailed theory
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Before every module you will learn a little theory prior the practical application. This will assist you to think for yourself should you want to make any changes to your DIY eco system.
Hard Surface
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Intro and class room theory: roof gutters, leaf catcher, first flush, pavement catchment & road catchment
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Building of the tower with a gravity shower under and plumbing a water tank
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Mistakes & improvements
Harvesting water in the ground – Earthworks
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Eight principles of successful water harvesting
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Different types of earthworks: berm & basin, swales and terraces
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Mistakes and Improvements
Sandbag water reservoir
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Construction of sand bags with a floor slab and sump
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Construction of ferro cement supportive wall
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Plastering & water proofing
Underground reservoir with usable flooring above
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Excavation and construction of walls
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Construction of concrete beam & ferro cement dome roof
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Air crete filler for flooring
Ferro Cement reservoir
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Foundation preparation, wiring the mesh & ply wood tying
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Dome roof construction
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Plumbing, plastering & water proofing
Transforming a standard pool into a biological storage
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We will construct 2 types of perfected pool wetlands
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Excavation for wetland liner installation
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Planting and sourcing aquatic plants from local eco systems
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Testing & Maintenance + detailed mistakes & improvements
Bio char slow sand filter
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Pre treatment of very dirty or iron rich water water
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Making bio char and making of biochar gassier oven
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Sifting and cleaning stone, sand & biochar
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Ball valve installation
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Preparation and setting up of the drums and plumbing
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Testing the flow & maintenance & mistakes and improvements
Click here to view the test results from our Bio Char filtered city rain
Water Organising Module – pressurized water
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Municipal bypass valve installation into your city home
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Plumbing of Biochar Slow Sand Filter to the pump
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Construction Water organising module
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Launching and troubleshooting of W.O.M.
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Mistakes and improvements
Creating a constructed wetland
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Container, rock entrance + plumbing of the system
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Filling the container with the correct aggregate - NO SMELL
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Aquatic planting, where to source then and how to plant them
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Irrigation with treated grey water and toilet flushing
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Siphoning pump & other tech for low lying outlets
Treating sewage whilst making methane
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Creation of a sewerage treating constructed wetland
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Installation of already made biogas digester
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Plumbing of sewage
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Outlet tank & safely irrigating with treated sewage
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How to build a sexy composting toilet
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Mistakes & improvements
Upcycling – Kitchen and Laundry
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Building a simple grease trap for passive flow into the garden
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Trench & earthworks, filling the trench with correct medium
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Maintenance of the grease trap
Alosha's latest invention an off-the-grid trailer
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Learn how to arrange all of the water eco tech puzzles to create an off the water grid trailer biome. (all sketches will be shared in a video lesson)
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Harvest water with a stretch tarp (tested amazingly back in 2012
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store it in 250 Gal IBC tank
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2 part composting toilet using 250 Ga IBC tank
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Slow sand bio char filter to treat all harvested rain water
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grey and kitchen water recycling
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loads of micro green trays.
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Trailer is encapsulated as a green house with shower facilities
Construction of your own food growing machine
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Sourcing of the drum and container preparation
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Cutting the drum up and extruding planter pockets with a gas torch
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Plumbing of your irrigation system for the food grower
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Creating a worm tower & installing it into the food growing machine
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Setting up a automatic gravity flow earthworm tea extractor
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Planting the plants and the right choices for east, west, north & south
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Creating a micro green & nursery station for the shade side
Hi my name is Alosha ( Aleziy ) Lynov and I am a Bio-Architect who fused Earthships, Antonio Gaudi and Sacred Geometry into an autonomous self heating and self cooling Living BioShelter Organisms.
I have founded Bio-Veda Academy of Bio-Architecture which to date provided hands-on video courses in eco home construction and water self sufficiency to over 3500 students.
I've dedicated most of my life in merging the greatest minds of the planet to develop, engineer and build bio-mimicry inspired Architecture.
The uniqueness of my approach is biomimetic tech and forms which are much stronger, cost effecting and enjoyable than mass produced building methods. They also integrate and blend into any natural landscape.
FAQ
Here are some common questions that I have been asked by our subscribers.
Q: How will this home bypass the building codes?
A: 24 foot high roof that is within the limits of most states in the US
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The second floor gives us an additional 200 sq ft by use of flexi net which can be made into a comfy working / play space with just a few bean bags. This net DOES NOT classify as countable floor space, thus it’s on the house.
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The top 3rd floor which can be used as a bedroom is only 5 ft high and classifies as an attic gifting us an additional 170 sq ft of free square footage.
Q: Can the middle floor be replaced by a conventional floor instead of a net?
A: Yes it can and will even add more stability to the arched structure. I would then recommend to remove the attic all together or to reduce its height so that 2nd floor can gain in height. The design will change slightly, as the home will no longer need to be so tall and conventional 18 foot/ 6 timber pieces an be used for the arches which will make the construction of the beams much simpler. I will provide a front view with new sizes based on the two floor set up
Q: Can this home be registered as a conventional home? In my country we have even tighter restrictions than 25 foot height and 200 sq ft of floor space?
A: Yes the home can be registered, you will then need to get an approval from a local engineer and an architect. There is also no need to go for such a small floor size of 14x14 feet or 4.25 x 4.25 metres, or making the home 24 feet / 7.3 m tall. A good starting size for a good sized home that is cost effective is 6 metres wide 6 deep and 7 high ( If you build a 1.2 m stem wall) due to the standard timber size of 18 ft or 6 m
Q: Can I make my home longer in depth?
A: Yes of course you can, Vault does not loose it’s strength based on the length as each arch beam is self supporting. Please keep in mind that standard timber length is 18 foot or 6 metres, thus this is the most economical and fastest size to build. So you have the least amount of wastage.
Q: What are the current inside dimensions floor sizes?
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Downstairs actual floor is 13x13 / 3.9x3.9 metres. The height is 7.2 feet or 2.37 m.
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Middle floor width is14.5 x13 feet or 4.8 by 3.9 m with a height of 6.2 feet or 1.9 metres.
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Top Floor (Attic) is the same width and depth as the bottom floor with a maximum height of 5 feet or 1.5 metres
Q: What about heating such home?
A: I am currently overwintering in exactly the same Gothic arch which I build in one season in 2023 for under 10K. I have a glass facade on the southern and northern side and to warm the space I’ve utilised a rocket stove with a super adobe couch. It has an underground fresh air intake that’s geothermally preheated in winter time, whilst giving you a warm floor without any plumbing or air pipes. Design and row by row instructions will be provided for you as well on a separate blueprint sheet.
Q: Can the home be dismantled and moved to a new location?
A: Yes if you connect everything with screws, instead of nails.. The largest pieces that will need to be transported are the 18 foot / 6 m long half arched beams.
Q: What about electrical?
A: Once again there are hacks we can use to keep the home without registering such as a tool box with batteries, mini inverter with plugs and charging units as well as lights on extensions. If you are registering a home, wiring into Hyperadobe wall is extremely easy and fireproof. We have done so in all our domes.
