This House Is Largely Made Of Beer Cans [PHOTOS]
Despite the obvious problems, architect Michael Reynolds saw an opportunity - making houses out of what he calls "garbage."
"These materials are indigenous to the entire planet," he tells Business Insider. "Everywhere you go, they're present."
After graduating from the University of Cincinnati in 1969, Reynolds became a proponent of "radically sustainable" living. In '72, he built his first house, made almost entirely from beer and pop cans.
Using a process Reynolds calls "earthship biotecture," a two-bedroom home, requiring about 70,000 cans, would cost $25,000 to $30,000 - 20% less expensive than traditional building at the time.
"The beer can houses kind of started everything," he recalls. Reynolds now runs Earthship Biotecture, a global architecture firm focused on creating self-sustaining homes.
Documerica, a photo project in the 1970s from the newly established EPA, captured Reynolds' humble beginnings in Taos, New Mexico, the location of the first beer can houses.
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