{"id":65,"date":"2008-08-14T12:22:21","date_gmt":"2008-08-14T12:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.familyhomeplans.com\/?p=65"},"modified":"2021-02-05T13:50:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T18:50:32","slug":"earth-sheltered-berm-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.familyhomeplans.com\/?p=65","title":{"rendered":"Earth Sheltered or Earth Berm House Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Search our <a title=\"Earth Sheltered House Plans\" href=\"http:\/\/www.familyhomeplans.com\/search_results.cfm?housestyle=50&amp;lowsqft=1&amp;action=1&amp;source=fhpblog&amp;ordercode=26WEB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Earth Sheltered House Plans<\/strong><\/a> collection<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Plan Number: 10482\" href=\"http:\/\/www.familyhomeplans.com\/plan_details.cfm?PlanNumber=10482&amp;source=fhpblog&amp;ordercode=26WEB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"float: right; border: 0; margin: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.familyhomeplans.com\/plans\/10482\/10482-B.jpg\" alt=\"Click to view this Underground House Plan\" width=\"280\" height=\"164\"><\/a>Earth Sheltered homes are certainly nothing new.&nbsp; People have been using the earth to provide shelter since&#8230;well&#8230;remember the caveman?&nbsp; Today&#8217;s Earth&nbsp;Berm or underground&nbsp;home is anything but a cave, but it <em>is<\/em> usually found nestled into the side of a hill or large berm of earth.&nbsp; The environmental movement of the 1970&#8217;s renewed this style&#8217;s popularity due to its energy efficient and eco-friendly qualities.&nbsp; Other advantages include added safety from storms such as tornados.&nbsp; The greatest challenge one might encounter in building an Earth Sheltered home is finding a contractor who is familiar with this out-of-the-ordinary type of home construction. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three sides earth-protected<\/li>\n<li>Energy efficient 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