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British Earthship builder and author
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Alex Leeor is a British sustainable building practitioner and author, known for co-founding the Low Carbon Trust and building mainland India's first Earthship.[1][2] He is a proponent of Earthship Biotecture, a method of sustainable architecture developed by Michael Reynolds.
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Career
Low Carbon Trust and Earthship Brighton
In April 2001, Leeor attended a conference in Brighton, England, where architect Michael Reynolds presented the concept of Earthship buildings to approximately 150 attendees.[1] Along with Daren Howarth and Ben Messer, Leeor had co-founded C Level, one of the United Kingdom's early not-for-profit carbon management organisations, around 2000.[3] Following the conference, they formed the Low Carbon Trust in 2001 to pursue an ultra-low-carbon building project.[3] This led to the construction of Earthship Brighton, the first Earthship built in England, which was completed in 2006 in Stanmer Park.[3] The Low Carbon Trust won the National Gold Award in the New Build Tourism category at the Green Apple Awards in 2007.[3]
Earthship Karuna
In 2006, Leeor relocated to Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] In 2009, he began construction of Earthship Karuna at Karuna Farms, Prakashapuram village, near Shembaganur, approximately 15 kilometres from Kodaikanal town.[1][2] Completed in 2012, the structure spans 1,200 square feet and was built using over 800 recycled vehicle tyres filled with compacted earth, along with over 1,000 reclaimed plastic bottles for internal walls.[1] It was described as mainland India's first Earthship, operating independently of municipal utilities through solar panels, rainwater harvesting, and integrated water planters.[1][2]
National Geographic Traveller India featured Earthship Karuna, describing it as "eco-friendly and self-sufficient" and noting that the bio-home is "completely powered by solar energy and recycled water."[4]
Leeor has taught Earthship Biotecture principles to over 400 people through workshops at the site.[5] The project has also been cited in academic literature as a case study for recycled material construction techniques.[6]
Leeor told The Hindu: "I built this home to prove that a sustainable lifestyle doesn't have to be a difficult one."[1]
Earthship Yoga Ashram, Rishikesh
Leeor subsequently collaborated with Yogi Amitram in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, to build what has been described as the first Earthship yoga ashram in India, near Neelkanth temple in Pundrasu village.[7]
Publications
Leeor has authored several books on Earthship construction and sustainable building, including:
- Earthship Chronicles (2019), ISBN 978-1794452855[8]
- Earthship Biotecture Bible (2023), ISBN 979-8376357941[9]
- Earthship Odyssey (2024), ISBN 979-8327827547[10]
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