Unique Sustainable Home Built with Nearly 100% Natural Materials - Green Building Tour
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- The Eagleyew house is a beautifully sculpted custom green home built with nearly 100% natural materials! The light clay walls are made with a mixture of clay and straw, and the timber frame structure is built using wood from the property. There is a wraparound living roof, and the interior has earthen cob floors and natural plasters.
This house has three heat sources, including a passive solar design, a masonry stove, and an annualized geo solar system. There are also three solar hot water panels on the roof, a well for fresh water, a septic system for waste, and the house is connected to the grid for electricity.
In this video, Ezio, the owner, gives us a full tour, and he’s also going to share some of the challenges he’s encountered while building and living in this alternative energy-efficient home.
You can find out more about the Eaglenest Sanctuary retreat on Vancouver Island, BC here:
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Thanks for watching!
Mat & Danielle
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CREDITS
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Music & Song Credits:
All music in this video was composed, performed, and recorded by Mat of Exploring Alternatives.
Editing Credits:
Mat and Danielle of Exploring Alternatives
Filming Credits:
Mat of Exploring Alternatives
Additional Build Photos provided by Ezio Cusi
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This house is what happens when you combine a talented artist, spiritualist, and an environmentalist.
@@drixacker a lot of $$$ for something that will last 300yrs is a wise decision.
@@riaelaine9268 I agree with you. But I would add that the space is a bit unnecessarily large for only one individual living there.
@@ATH-camCommentator I will be the first one to agree with you. At the same time, it has room for my returning children (and future grandchildren) and it has all that I need (and more)...
Basically the antithesis of a politician...
@@asafnisan Thanks!
I love how honest he is. His home and attitude is such an inspiration.
You are an honest person too.
Fascinating!! This guy is living my dream. I hope to craft my own home like this some day. This was a beautifully produced episode! Great editing!
This is a home that I can imagine myself aspiring to create one day.
Same ❣️
But likely won’t
If everyone lived this way we would be in a much better place globally
How humans are meant to live with nature not fighting it. Gorgeous.
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"house"... this is a freakin' MANSION. Well done.
I don't know what box you live in but that's a normal sized house.
Absolutely incredible, so artistic and smart! This man is a wonderful artist with multiple talents. You are so lucky to have a chance to meet him. A video that I will never forget! Thanks so much.
Thanks so much Jocelyne for the wonderful comment :)
This house is, as he said, “a masterpiece”. He is an artist who brought his dream to life. I loved the view where you can’t tell which steps are going up and which are going down! I paused the video there, and sure enough! I couldn’t tell! That bowled me over, thinking that he had planned that long before the building stage!
Beautiful. His honesty was great about what’s gone wrong/what he loves. The design is great. His own wood working is very impressive. His whole sphere theme he has reminds me of Edward Gorey’s love of rocks throughout his house.
My kind of house, filled with books.
This is one of the most beautiful, wholesome earth builds/conscious homes that I have seen.
What an impressive Human!
Ezio is a man after my own heart: natural building, wood, crop circles, making stone cairns, making of tinctures and essential oils, Findhorn, meditation, healing and books...I could hardly believe it...
I had a look at the retreat/sanctuary; Eaglenest which is wonderful and in located in a magical forest
I was expecting smoke to come from the dragon's nose. what a beautiful home
I was also expecting smoke to come spewing out of the dragon’s nose and all the while wondering why he would want smoke in his house. I was very confused and conflicted as I waited to find out. Lol
Me too 🐲
I did try to do a bypass. Not a good idea to have smoke in the house (the fire alarma goes crazy!)
This is wonderful, his house, his story, and him. Wonderful, thoughtful and beautiful. So much hidden detail. I live in Ontario and this type of house is also what I hope to achieve in the next decade. Thank you
This may sound strange but this house is a mess. I say that in a good way! alot of these home tours have houses that look staged or straight off the manufacture floor. This house looks lived in and I appreciate he didn't attempt to remove the lived in look. this gives a better idea of how the house really functions. where they spend the most time. where items tend to collect. as a person who plans on building their own home in the near future these are the kind of videos i enjoy watching! lovely home and lovely video. kudos!
yes exactly. this real, raw insight is much more useful then cookie cutter tours.
And it’s not even a mess oof but yes yes I love a well loved and lived home
The house is magical. It's like music. It combines art, science and spiritual.
well said...exactly that!
Thanks so much...
I remember a line from the movie Bravehaeart "Every men dies, not every man really lives" I am happy to see this man is one of the latest. Awesome work.
Wow. Inspirational. I am 55 and hesitating to move into the boonies and build my own tiny home. Because why? Because I keep thinking I will die soon. And here is this guy older than me and talking about how he would need to change his roof in 30 or 40 years time.
If you act like your life is already over... it is. Continue to live your dreams until you no longer can. Then make new dreams. Good luck!
Anybody else getting an immensely strong fey-vibe from this amazing person? Just... a somewhat non-mortal forest being, extremely well-versed and careful in picking their words, adept at many crafting / building things and learned about a lot.
He already said he's gonna replace the roof in 30/40 years so hes gonna be here for a while
My God, this is indeed a true masterpiece of beauty, talent, craftsmanship, ingenuity, especially heart & soul. Ezio understands the relationship between nature, energy, creation & mysticism. I'd love to visit this magical marvel.
Come visit...
I would say this is the perfect home for this person’s character. I’m sure he’s very proud of himself. Carry on.
Oh my gosh, what a masterpiece!!! Everything so well thought out... Such beautiful, artistic design and use of materials. I'm gobsmacked!
As an artist and a designer, his story is very inspiring on so many levels! Great episode! Thank you.
Great episode. Appreciated the pros _and_ cons presented. What a unique person as well
Great find. So nice of the gentleman to share his home with the world. I wonder what music sounds like in there as it's one large timber speaker box.
Really love the definitions you threw in there! Super helpful 👌. Thanks for showing us this amazing home
Thanks Alexa, happy you liked it!!
I love the use of a geothermal energy system here, especially as an engineer. I have to say, though, that however perfect this situation may seem to many people aware of the ecological/climate issue, such a solution probably wouldn't be practical for many other modes of human habitation on the planet. This house supports a single family (upwards of maybe 2-3), but how would this solution be adaptable to multi-dwelling situations? How do we combine permaculture ethics and sustainable living with high population densities? Again, as an engineer, I hope to be a part of that solution process in my lifetime.
This house is very impressive. The owner being a carpenter, he added much of his craftmanship to the woodwork, countertops and furniture pieces. The owner is a Renaissance man as he is very knowledgeable about many different things and appreciates the environment. too.
Wow so impressive! Congratulations! So many people don't even know the value of South, East and West! The house I share was mass produced and the trim is cardboard/press-wood; it retains water and mold. So many houses I've seen being built are falling apart as they build them. Home buyers really need to educate themselves, and foreign ownership of multiple properties in Canada needs to stop.
I could not be more in love with his home and land. This is so idyllic and inspiring
This guy apparently is multidimensional; with all he does he experiences 29 hour days! For real he is living my life. Definitely goals. Mine will be more cyberpunk themed with some of that spiritual stuff embedded into it too along with some glittery magical things sprinkled in too :)
I love this house, it has a positive spirit.
This is honestly my perfect home,I really love it
Amazing concept...we Indians are very much used to mud and cob houses since time immemorial...but making it nature efficient is a great step towards worshipping and conserving mother nature...leaving less footsteps n more wisdom for our future generation...
WOW!!!! What an incredible construction! I love the green roof and con walls 👍👍👍
house is made 80% of wood, "it would be extremely difficult to burn this house." ya ok...
As an architect I love everything he has done. Also he is honest about what worked what didn’t. I would have preferred more open plan.
Thanks! What do you mean by open plan?
I"m at 26 seconds , already thumbs up !
For me it's more of a manor than a sustainable house.
Yes... and yes.
Here In India all the houses r all like this one in the Villages. And I always thought that why r these people livin in such houses now i see....... Its reallyyy Good and has many Benefits..
My deepest compliments to the Owner/ Architect of this GORGEOUS COB HOUSE... Sir, you have been the most helpful as to explaining the entire process of this Beautiful Home.. TY
love the concept for his 'truth window'
Awesome place! He lives in British Columbia on Vancouver Island. I will have to check out their sanctuary when things open up. Metatron........interesting.
It isnt about the house.. Theperson really masterpice
Loved the video! and loved the definitions you put up on screen for the terms, I just would try not to use wikipedia as a source.. if you get info off wiki scroll all the way to the bottom and use the sources they list... it just doesn't look good listing wiki as your main source. That's just the college student in me talking lmao
It's beautiful, functional and amazing. Thanks for sharing this kind of projects
Not sure what to say to this. Every platitude would fall short, which is what any comment would be from me, at this time. I'm just glad I subscribe to this channel - but what a beautiful home! So well considered, and executed, and probably irreplaceable. I'm glad it will be around a long, long, time.
So magical! What an absolutely beautiful home...I hope one day to have a home like this
This man is so genius i want to be his daughter so he can teach me everything he knows. His so talented as we can see he have a lot of books he makes his own perfume too.
Thanks so much for your kind thoughts. Come visit one of these days...
Besides of all the good technical ideas to make this house eco-friendly, this is simply the most beautiful house I have ever seen.
Love the heating idea
He seems so humble, and his honesty was simply refreshing. I appreciate that very much.
Thanks for sharing. For me personally one of the best videos you ever published.
this is like my dream. truly amazing.
Wow this is probably one of my favorite videos! So many things I saw made me think: Yes! That's what I want to learn, or how I would want to build, or what I would want to do
This place is incredible ?? Dreamy !
It used to be called "Slip Straw construction". But now it is called "light clay straw construction". And now it will have another name change to 'Light Clay wood chip construction'. Oh and sheer brilliance to simply use cement for the bottom wall. So now that would be called 'Cement Slip woodchip construction! Sheesh!' lol
What a cool house! Ezio seems a really interesting guy too. Love the house, the style and thought that's gone into it. The alpacas are so cute too
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Neat house. Has a propane stove. Big one. Those 3 solar panels can't heat the water during low sun days.
Probably true. It has emergency electric water heater inside the balloon...
Love this! It's like a more refined but still earth friendly earth ship home! Love that water heating system, too!
You are right. Earthships are an important part of my inspiration...
This house is totally awesome. Thanks Danielle ❤
This is amazing. That AGS system blew my mind. I have no idea how the heat just chills out underground for 5 months and decides to come up in the winter. Good job summer heat I’m proud of you for coming up when it’s cold out of the ground like a beautiful zombie or warm justice.
AGS works in much the same way as Passive Annual Heat Storage. Because earthen mass is a slow 'semi' conductor of thermal energy, we can evoke a desired lag effect. The trick here in the we{s}t coast is to insulate the ground under the house and isolate it from ground water table that rises during our winter mega-rain storms.
This video was one of the best I have watched. What a fascinating man who has created such a unique home. I only wish the tour & video lasted longer. I would enjoy seeing more of this home and hearing more about it.
Are there communities off grid 100% without the tax man knocking in BC?
beautiful
I love a guy who can admit to mistakes. This guy is special, for sure!
Definitely couldn't build that in Florida, but glad it works for him
Love it! Lots of great ideas. I will have to watch several times to see everything. Thanks for this video!
One of the best and most interesting and unique homes I’ve ever seen especially online. I love this home. Thank you so much for your content and thank you to the creator of this wonderful home. You’re awesome.
This is so beautiful amazing home
this is so neat!
It rained a lot yesterday in Seoul, Korea. The cold winter began with the cold wind blowing.
I hope health is always with you. Thank you. ^O^
I dream to build small similar house in japanies style....love this one.
Aw I love this one. I saw this featured on the Groundwork Cob video 💚💚💚
Yes! Someone emailed us a link to the Groundwork video and that’s how we eventually met up with Ezio. Thanks so much for watching :)
It has some similar touches to an earthship.
I'm in love 😍
Wow! Amazing!
Great home; enjoyed the calm and pleasant presentation…a lot of thought, planning, knowledge…went into creating the home…very enjoyable and inspiring experience…good luck!
I would love it if the videos linked the sources in the video description. Also, it would help greatly if you used more academic sources for definitions of things (i.e the light clay) rather than Wikipedia. This is super interesting stuff, and it would help make your videos more educational!
Incredible.
What an amazing video!!!
C’est un concept absolument riche en connaissances...
Thank you for sharing
Merci...
This is how i want to live, my dream library soo good!
My favourite part of the house (together with my lab)...
This is the best featured video from your channel! The house owner provides useful information❤ Does he have a YT channel becauase I will definitely follow it.
Thanks so much for your comments! No, i do not have a YT channel, maybe in the future? I am part of the Helpx network, maybe you can come help and learn?
It's Like Home in Legend of Dragoon Game.. :)
sorry, im so god damn fascinated by his fridge and dishwasher.. let alone, burners, flattop app, and seasonings... TF HE BE COOKING?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!
He is so interesting. Biodynamics, permaculture, natural building, essential oils.
I just love the sun room! Excellent work all together!
This one definitely goes into my "Favourites" playlist! :-D
AMAZING House 🤗
Those alpacas were a little sus about your drone. Lol
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Bravo! I Love this house. Amazing work.
Wow..this is really amazing..very nice although labor intensive but its worth the effort..the benefit is priceless..and hmm what more can I say..I would say THANK YOU FOR SHARING..NEW FAN HERE.💕💕💕
who is this man, I want to be his friend!!
So much of a Living Environment.....
I am a Lover of Cold, Concrete, Steel, things that are 'Untouching', however this is very Nice.....
Love these awakened conscious people! 💗
This is absolutely the most beautiful house tour I have watched in this channel. The owner is such a brilliant man. I am learning while watching. I hope I could build or have a house like this in the future. 😊
I hope someday, I can build that kind of house.
Me too 😍🤩
Love the house. Healing oils, drums etc., to be frank ---> whatever floats your boat. None of these things work and never will. If your mood improves after banging on a drum, that's purely you and circumstantial, however you convince yourself. The drum/oils etc are purely a fetish.