Superhero Academy Podcast

Superhero Academy Podcast
Benoit Deschamps - Maison de Pneus Mauricie

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Summary
In this podcast, Marc Coppola interviews Benoit Deschamps who not only designed and built his own Earth-ship greenhouse but also is now gearing up to build his personal home for him and his family beginning in Spring 2014. He has been able to put together a wealth of information worth it's weight in gold and then some about making an Earth-ship build come together but also all the considerations, scientific data and info you need to make this a reality for you. He also has an eBook that gives a detailed Earth-ship Biotecture in many ways. There's a whole level of innovation that came out of this idea of building out of tires, and bottle, and cans. Earth-ships are one of many ways to achieving self-sustainability and advocating the sustainability movement as a whole.

Main Questions Asked
• How did you start working on earth-ships? What inspired you to do this? [01:42]
• Are there things that you would've done differently in the construction of your earth-ship? [07:10]
• What is the next step to building an earth-ship after finding a suitable land for it? [16:30]
• What are you doing? Are you scavenging for used materials? What's your game plan? [24:30]
• Who is building your earth-ship? [29:50]
• What do you do for a living? [33:47]
• What are your thoughts on radical energy sources such as Tesla towers? [35:51]
• Will you be using concrete? [37:40]
• What do you think is the biggest criticism, other than the concrete, of earth-ships? What are you worried about? [42:18]
• How are you dealing with the ventilation and humidity in Quebec? [44:31]
• What heating sources will you put in the greenhouse? [49:20]

Links Mentioned
Mike Reynolds
earthship.com
earthship.com/blogs/author/biotecture

Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ)
rbq.gouv.qc.ca

Earthship-Style House Planning Guide by Benoit Deschamps
http://bit.ly/QmBYyK

Contact Information for the Guest, Benoit Deschamps
facebook.com/benoit.deschamps
maisondepneusmauricie.over-blog.com

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