So many of us just yearn for a beautiful lifestyle that is off-grid, meets our needs, and frees us from the typical rate-race, and distraction.  From deep inside we know something more is waiting for us as is truly important.

Yet, when we look around we see no alternative.  We feel unsure about our options and quite frankly the price to get off-grid or build a manageable retirement home, or even to recover from life disasters, including divorce, is astronomical and enslaving.  Just the opposite of our hearts desire.  There must be a way to have the life I so deeply desire and have it now to be free to do as I wish with my live's limited time.

By the way: Even a person on minimum wage can have land, house, and cheap car within 1-2 years if they want it enough and are willing to change the way they think, spend their time & money.   Live to embrace change and take action now.

The average american uses more energy and produces FAR more carbon in the air from driving to work every day and heating their home.  The cost of the house is only the start of the story.  The greater cost of many houses over their lifetimes is energy use.  Yes the cost of keeping it comfortable.  AirCrete can be made any thickness and insulating value.  Suitable for everything from passive housing to energy efficient actively climate controlled housing that is responsible using appropriate technology.  A geo-source heat-pump, for example, can heat and cool your AirCrete House to any temperature you choose for the same amount of energy used by forced air ground tubs; which give you an average 3 month ground temperature that gets a little too hot at the end of summer and too cold by the end of winter. One leaves you at the mercy of the weathers average and the other you choose your comfort level at all times. This energy is easily produced by solar and wind power.

AirCrete has actually be around since at-least the 70's.  After the California Wild Fires and the Flooding in the North East AirCrete is Gaining popularity for good reason as its resistant to both these problems in addition to being non-Toxic & Fast to build with.  The commercial version, AAC, is actively used world wide already.

I would Love to Hear From You!  Tell Me.. Why You Might you Build With AirCrete? 

Let me tell you a story..  My story..  About how I started at conventional life and landed in a paid for AirCrete house. 

I was raised in typical dependent government school.  Taught to get a job, work hard, start a retirement plan and then when I'm old I can "retire" and do what I want to do with enough money to live the "dream."  I wish I knew then that anything is possible. I worked in the family business through high school and off an on every year then finally got the plush little corporate job on a salary.

I landed at Terlingua in a tent only to discover the unrelenting uncomfortable wind was not only to hot or to cold, but also to noisy in morning & evening as it deposited fine bentonite dust into everything I owned.  I had dust in places I normally don't think about.  The extreme silence & solitude tested my mind to the max before discovering something beautiful and profound in my self and the desert. 

Comfort is THE reason we build homes.  Otherwise we would just live outside.  The type of alternative building you choose should meet your goals and protect you from the elements. Generally there are two primary goals when choosing a building style.  Passive & Actively controlled temperature.  

Passive structures use thermal mass wrapped in insulation and solar gain to collect heat and holder it long enough to stay comfortable in winter and release heat over night to store cool for summer days. The more extreme the environment the more careful you must design your structures heat loss & gain.  Also the less likely you will remain comfortable all winter or all summer.  Fully passive only works in the correct climate and most of us don't live there.

Any type of building that does not provide good insulation is NOT acceptable in climates with hot summers or cold winters.  Modern earth-ships that actually work contain a large thermal mass of dirt behind the tires and wrapped in thick envelope of foam board insulation.  Even then outside a climate with a comfortable daily nightly average temperature they can become less than ideal for many people.  Structures that provide no real insulation include cob, rammed earth, earth bag and the like.

Active Structures may or may not use thermal mass, but do benefit from some thermal mass and hybrid structures are ideal. Good Insulation is key to minimizing energy consumption in active structures.  These structures consume some energy and appropriate technology to move heat into or out of the structure.

The primary advantage to active structures is the ability to hold your chosen comfort temperature year around without being at the mercy of the elements.  This is my favorite structure type.  Most first world people would agree.   Straw bale does a good job on insulation but moldy pesticide dust is hard on me and straw is not instantly available or cheap after delivery.

Planning, Architect, floor plans, electric plans, plumbing plans, getting clear on what you want. This is key.   Make a plan and stick to it without change.  Get it right the first time and don't miss details.   You do not need a degree to make good floor plans and draw out 3D rendered guides.

Getting Land: Find your region to live in, search for property, negotiate a good price, ensure you have clear title and physical deeded access to your land, buy a title policy to protect your investment, get a survey.  There is plenty of cheap land.  Getting closer to the city raises the price and you have to get permission from your go(d)vernment  to live & build; alternative building not welcome in most cases.  Will you have to drive to work every day?  What might it look like if you leave it all behind?  What are your priorities for the whole of your life in order of importance?  Consider this carefully and don't let fear or doubt stop you from getting your highest priority.  Perhaps you can life a free life two hours drive away and this freedom gives you time & money to drive in and enjoy the "big apple culture" even more than living in "town" working all the time to pay rent or buy expensive land.

Logistics, There is a lot that goes into building your own house.  You have to account for every nail, screw, and material that needs to be purchased, delivered, and constructed in the correct order, the ground on site must be properly prepared, and all the systems that make a house livable have to installed and it all has to be assembled and working to make the house a comfortable home.  

Skilled Labor to install Systems like Solar, Electric, Lighting, Plumbing, Air Conditioning, Internet often equal or exceed the cost of materials.  You can save a lot by learning these skills your self.  No matter what you have been told or believe: these skills are not hard to do and with the right knowledge anyone can do it.

Time is another factor. Will you be building this on weekends or all at once in a month.  Will you be working a job or just stepping out of the matrix all at once?  Are you retiring to the rest of your life and able to take your time? 

Labor: Will you do all the labor or hire help?  Are you ready to train unskilled labor?  No matter how knowledgeable and reputable the company at the end of your project it will have been assembled by cheap unskilled and often unthinking labor.  You can hire these people directly yourself and over see the work as you instruct them.  You should know: how to choose people to hire, when to fire them, how to spot a rotten apple, and how to direct a team to get the job done while keeping an eye on the final goal. 

Money: Will you build as you can afford the materials.  Do you have cash in hand?  Do you prefer instant gratification and a turn key product on a bank loan?   Even a person on minimum wage can buy cheap land and build a starter tiny house in a year.  I know a man who build a studio in an acquaintance back yard in exchange for living in it for 1 year while he saved and bought property & materials.  You can also hire companies to do everything for you.  What if you could make your money online without a job?  If you want it there is nothing that can stop you except a broken focus and lack of commitment.

You will be ready for all this.  Get good information and believe in your self. You can do this! I found the solution to all these steps as part of my job and life experience.  Really it just requires commitment and stepping into doing it.  Take it one small step or bite at a time and you will improve and understand everything as you go.  Having good council can also help you on this path.  Find someone you can reach out to and ask questions when you are stuck or uncertain.  Many many times this has got me out of a jam.  I once worked on a hundred-thousand CNC plasma cutter.  The owner was asked to help him out of a bind.   Computers, plasma, voltages, stepper motors, sensors.  It was over whelming.  Reaching out to an engineer friend and taking in one piece at a time, in order, I was able to fix that machine that I thought was way over my head.  In the end it was not hard to do.  You might be asking how do I find the right "friend" for all of this?  We will get to that soon.

I'm not saying its easy.  This process will stretch you and will grow you.  It will reach points where it seems overwhelming: with no end in site.  However, with connections to people supporting you and continual small actions to keep moving forward you WILL have built your own house.  Not just a house, but a HOME!

Remember that 16 foot diameter 201 Square foot cabin from my story?  This house represents a level of comfort and quality of life that everyone deserves to experience.  Its a great starting point or even a great destination as a way to live a more clean minimalist lifestyle for a greater quality of life.  It is superior to any camper even as a starter shelter that becomes a closet or storage later.  Its superior for a quick start off-grid life or bug-out location.  Be secure, safe, sheltered, comfortable and free!  The finish cost of this structure was $26 per Square Foot including the Solar Power System and Heat Pump!

As you recall all the steps and skills, from above, that go into successfully completing a house you realize that a house of any type, alternative or conventional, require planning and systems to make it a comfortable and livable.  These systems often require specialized skills that are very expensive.  I want to teach you all these skills as they pertain to building and successfully completing this 201 Square Foot Tiny AirCrete House

Some people think the cost of the course is high.  Investing in your self as you set out on a new experience is well worth it.  Your are worth it!  Alternative education for Alternative Building.  If you had to attend traditional courses on this wide variety of topics the cost could easily be more than 10 X cost.  The cost of a single class at your local community collage would be more than this course without factoring in the cost of driving and the hours upon hours of class time learning from someone who likely never successfully did any such work.  You save time watching only relevant content to the project you will build.  Time is money.  This course covers everything.  Save thousands of dollars by not hiring "skilled" labor to install the systems that make a house livable: Skilled labor is equal to the cost of the materials for the entire house.  The cost of attending an out of country AirCrete course taught by very young people who have never built real homes will cost you $1200 plus $300 or more for Airplane tickets, and at-least another $300 in food and lodging.  For the price of 70 cups of starbunk coffee you can learn something with the power to change your life.   Its not for everyone. If you can't afford that then how will you afford a house or the mistakes you may make?

Can I get a permit to build with AirCrete? Generally, NOT if you live in a city or other zone where you must get permission from go[d]vernment.  You must be a responsible private human who can stand in court without lawyers to force them to accept building without permits.  However, most of the country has freedom.  You can build without a permit in the country.  You can also purchase code approved AAC blocks and build a permitted house and still save thousands.  The BIG savings is in the building of your own house without a loan.  ALL of the skills you learn in this course apply to ALL types of building.

What if I don't like round houses?  I want something normal. The methods and skills are applicable for any shape of house.  We includes information of building rectangle walls.  Its even possible to make rectangle molds with lap siding which, when cast and painted, looks just like a lap siding house.  Put a normal roof on and no one would ever know the difference. Build Domes, Cylinders, Arches, Rectangle. This course focuses on a storm proof round house, but the shape of your house is up to you.

The AirCrete house in the video is ugly it looks like a Yurt.  You can make any shape, any size, and use any style of finish-work you wish.  The principles are the same.  Its entirely up to you.  This is just the teaching project that was filmed.

What are the disadvantage compared to the advantages of building with AirCrete?  These are the highlights.  There is NO disadvantage to learning skills included in this course because they apply to ALL types of building.