Our mission
Our mission is to educate and empower others to live in a more sustainable way. Our team has developed a wealth of knowledge in the fields of ecological housing, self sufficiency living, and permaculture. We have developed this site as a platform to share, inspire and learn.
Robert Parson
Buford Dunavant IV
Beau Dunavant, LEED AP BD+C, has been working in the field of ecological building design and construction since 2009. He has been building and designing with several companies throughout the U.S and abroad with a heavy emphasis on natural building practices, ecological design, and sustainable market transformation. He began his career in the trades to then move into the field of ecological building design and construction and has studied under the tutelage of Yestermorrow School of Design and The California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture. He currently builds, designs, and teaches with Regenerative Revolution (International) and ReDesign Fort Collins (Fort Collins, Colorado).
“I believe that our cities, our homes, and our species should be involved with the natural systems, cycles, and patterns that bless us on this planet... and through this we will embark on a path that is both regenerative and restorative... thus honoring generations to come”
Justin Dudley
Agari Permaculture Farm (AUS)
agarifarm.org
April 2015 - Present
Natural Building Facilitator
including:
Earthbag Dome Completion
Cob/Strawbale Studio Workshop
Women’s Carpentry Workshop
Mobile Tiny Home Workshop
Earthship New Zealand
January - April 2015
On-Site Labor, Facilitation & Management
Building New Zealand’s first fully council-consented Earthship
Earthship Arizona
May/Aug/Sept 2014
Self-Employed
Foreman, Project Manager, Co-Designer; 1200sqft modified Packaged Earthship
Archival Eco House
March 2014
Cebu City, Philippines
Project Manager- Greywater Planter Design and Installation
EcoRegions Indonesia
February 2014
Design Consultation: Rainwater Harvesting, Greywater Recycling, Wastewater Management
Earthship Cambodia
January 2014
Foreman, Project Manager, Co-Founder, Instructor
Earthship Detroit
November 2013- Present
Foreman, Project Manager, Co-Founder, Educator
www.facebook.com/earthshipdetroit
Earthship Arizona
October 2013
Foreman, Project Manager 3-U S-Pod "shell-in" via EB
Earthship Academy
April 2012- April 2013
On-Site Instructor
Earthship Biotecture
June 2009 - Present
Layouts, Tire-pounding, Formwork and Steel, Concrete, Framing, Insulating, Roofing, Flooring, Mixing, Plastering, Finish Carpentry, Custom Metal Flashing, Bobcat/Skidsteer Operation, On-Site Instruction&Delegation
Builds include:
Todo Santos, Baja, Mexico
100 Mile House, British Columbia
Big Timber, Montana
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Butler, Georgia
Lasquiti Island, British Columbia
Wheatland, Wyoming
Buffalo, Wyoming
Sazava, Czech Republic
Ithaca, New York
Huntington, Vermont
Comalapa, Guatemala
Big Sky, Montana
Heber, Arizona
Windship, Philippines
Alberta, Canada
As well as numerous builds in and around
Greater World Earthship HQ in Taos, NM
Including Co-Project Manager of the very first Simple Survival unit
NABCEP
North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners
Entry Level Solar Certification
Completed Accredited Courses:
2006-2008
Photovoltaic Design
Photovoltaic Installation
Passive Solar Home Design
Solar Domestic Hot Water
Residential Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Human Ecology
Don Robinson Builders of Southern Vermont
2004-2006
Mid to high-end energy-efficient traditional New England residential construction, renovations and additions