Objectives of living on land, prior to building:
- get to know the seasons, weather patterns, azimuths, ecosystems, flora, fauna and neighbors/community.
- start applying for all your permits from the local council (see list below).
- start improving/building your infrastructure: gravel roads, fences, bridges, etc.
- start recruiting tradies and/or volonteer builders (see Earthship Whitecard training)
The below page is intended to provide guidance to owner-builders on how to live on site throughout the build (minimum of 9 months with tradies, average ownwer-builder without trades 2-5 years).
- buy land (insured as owner-builder)
- Setup shelter (camping, campervan, shed, container small home, etc)
- Water management
- Heating (hot water, fire cooking, etc)
- Sewage (bucket system, composting toilet, outhouse trench holes, small septic, etc)
- Network
- Safety