Bioshelters

A bioshelter (life-shelter) involves two fields of knowledge and design. The first is architecture designed to nuture an ecosystem within. A bioshelter structure uses natural materials to contain and protect the living biology inside, control air exchange and absorb energy. The building exchanges nutrients, gases and energy with the surrounding environment, produces crops, and recycles waste organic material lnto the soil. Solar energy is stored as heat energy in thermal mass such as water, stone, masonry, soil and plant biomass.

Ecoshelter

An Ecoshelter is a Bioshelter made form entirely recyled materials such as old tyres as planters and as roofing tiles

The advantage of this type of Bioshelter is that it is generally cheap to construct but it needs a lot of planning and a good knowledge of he available materials.