Heading northwest from Taos, New Mexico, the sparse, sage-filled desert soon begins to sparkle as looming, Seussian structures appear in the distance. Earthships, as these buildings are called, may ...

This summer’s extreme heat and the demand for air conditioning are putting a big strain on the electricity grid in many parts of the nation. But for more than 40 years, a pioneering architect in New ...

For our final stop. We're checking into *** house that is quite literally off the grid. Michael doesn't build the same house twice. So every house is gonna look different. The Michael Julie is ...

In 1970, architect Michael Reynolds came up with a concept for how to build houses that were completely self-sustaining, ...

I’ve heard of extremely environmentally friendly homes and communities called “Earthships” popping up across the U.S. What are they exactly? An Earthship is a kind of passive solar home — or community ...

A “Spanish Refuge”-style Earthship home offers a sleeker version of these often very eccentric houses. When Brian and Jess Johnson drove to Taos, New Mexico, for a getaway weekend from Colorado in ...

Click here for the original audio. Near Taos, New Mexico, an architect and developer named Michael Reynolds has been pursuing the off-grid dream for decades. A community of his funky-looking, ...

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. In Taos, New Mexico, a community of people are living in self-sufficient ...

More and more people are swapping traditional homes and hefty household bills for energy-efficient Earthships. Growing in ...