An ‘Earthship’ that parlays old tires and big windows into a warm home
The next owner of 1375 Queensborough Rd., near Tweed, Ont., might want to invest in a mariner’s cap.
“Once you live in it, you realize that it is literally a ship, you have to sail it,” current owner Karthik Raj says. “You have to be in tune with the weather outside to make it pleasant inside … during summertime, you have a certain setup … you realize what works for the season [or] if it’s rainy out there, or windy.”
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