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[dramatic music playing]
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[Nava] Where we are right now
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is one of the most beautiful
places on the planet.
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We're building an ecodome
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in the Santa Monica
Mountains.
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I don't think we expected
to go this date, did we?
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There's a rattlesnake
right here right now.
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Keep the dogs away.
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We have literally tons
to move.
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We're crazy.
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These bags
are not meeting at all.
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If this foundation
is not set right,
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the build can't happen.
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[grunts]
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Go, go, go,
go, go, go, go, go!
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Hey, heads down!
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[Nava] Scorpion!
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[grunts]
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Hold on here.
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Whoa! bend down.
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There's a fire next door.
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Looks like we're gonna
have to evacuate.
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[Nava] Boom, we get hit
with a hurricane.
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[Be] Super-rainy.
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All the water's coming in.
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Everything's getting wet.
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Oh, my goodness.
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This is terrible.
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[Be] I don't know
if we're gonna get this done.
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Not in time.
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[announcer] Are you ready
to go off the grid?
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[rock music playing]
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Stace and Chad.
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-[Chad] Mmm-hmm.
-Yeah?
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We've been talking about
this for a long time,
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I know, but now
we're finally ready
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to build you guys your
very own Earth home.
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Here we are in beautiful
Topanga Canyon.
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My grandpa was Grandpa Walton
in The Waltons.
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My parents were hippies
and we came up here
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back in the early '80s
and they wandered up this hill
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from my grandpa's theater
and found this mesa.
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They had a dream of owning it
and the dream came true.
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The first seven years,
we lived off the grid
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and that was the best
time of my life.
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But now, I'm trying to get
back off the grid again.
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-I'm Be.
-And I'm Nava,
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and we're building an ecodome
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in the
Santa Monica Mountains.
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Be and I met
at Earth-building school
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and we became buddies
immediately.
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I'm here building to support
Be and his beautiful family
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and so it's really an honor
and amazing that Be asked me
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to be a part of this
and help him with the build.
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We've done other projects like
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that were
tangentially related,
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but this is the first build
that we're actually
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doing together, which is cool.
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Team. Don't leave me hanging.
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Teamwork makes the dream work.
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[laughs]
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Our build site is located in
Topanga Canyon, California,
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which is about an hour
east of Los Angeles.
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This land is really special.
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It's completely surrounded
by nature
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and it's guarded
by this giant mountain.
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Where we are right now
is one of the most beautiful
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places on the planet.
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What are you most
excited about?
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I'm excited about like
making this home and stuff,
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and I think like how we're
gonna make this, is...
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It's gonna be really
good for everybody.
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Here's a nice little base,
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-right?
-That's a great base.
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And this represents
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the bags
that we're gonna fill,
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the superadobe bags.
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Now we're gonna go
and stack it.
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We're building what I like
to call a dome home.
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Most of our materials
for the build site
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are actually below our feet
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because the main material
we're using is Earth
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and that is what it is
to build an adobe build.
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Superadobe is both fireproof
and earthquake proof.
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Superadobe is basically like
an igloo made out of Earth.
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We fill polypropylene
rice bags
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and we put barbed wire
in between.
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That acts as the glue
and then we tamp it.
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It turns into stone
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and then we stucco
and put lime coat.
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[Nava] We're building
an adobe dome home
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that will have
multiple structures
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on multiple levels.
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When you walk up
to the build site,
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you'll enter
the indoor-outdoor kitchen,
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which will be
the main gathering area.
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And from there,
you'll walk up the stairs
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and there will be a pond
with a waterfall feature.
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On the second level,
we're gonna have
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two connecting bathhouses,
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which will have a shower,
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a bath, a toilet,
and a vanity.
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To the right of that will be
the floating bed
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and a room for the kids
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that will overlook
the whole canyon.
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[Be] We chose to do
an indoor-outdoor kitchen
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to have a nice breeze
and just have it really open
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and spacious and airy.
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For our off-grid features,
we're gonna integrate
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a well for water,
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solar for power,
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we power our stove
with methane,
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which is produced from human
waste and kitchen waste.
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We're even able to power
our showers with that.
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I want you to build
it how you want it to be
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because you're the future.
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These kids nowadays
are filled with ideas,
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so I'm excited to see
their ideas
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and put it into this model
and make it happen.
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-I want it to be ice cream...
-Okay.
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and a unicorn home.
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-Oh, I love that.
-With the cherry on top.
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-With the cherry on top.
-[Be] With the cherry on...
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The cherry on top
is gonna be interesting.
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I've already lost
some sleep thinking about it.
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[laughs] I don't think
anyone has built
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a dome like this before.
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-First time for everything.
-[laughs]
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Our build is going to be
800 square feet.
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We have a budget of $60,000
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and really have to get this
done before fire season,
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so we have about three months
to complete this project.
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There's no easy way
to get to where we're going.
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The build site is actually
a very rugged path
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and it's straight up
the mountain.
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So all the tools
that we're gonna be using,
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we have to carry on
our backs.
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[Be] Just making it up
there is exhausting,
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so we're gonna have
to be doing it
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every day for months.
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This is gonna be
a challenging build...
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[laughs]
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The first step is definitely
to clear this land.
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This is a lot of brush.
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My friend Mark is here
to help me out.
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We've worked on many
builds together.
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Are you guys ready to do this
for the next few months?
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I mean, it's gonna be a lot,
a lot of digging.
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-We're ready.
-Yeah.
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[Nava] So right now,
we are digging out
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the top six layers
of the soil,
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which is really important
because the top six layers
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has a lot of organic material
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and that would rotten the bag.
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Below that
is where we actually
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use that workable Earth.
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I think is what a lot
of people don't realize
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when they're building,
is that it actually
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-takes a lot of digging...
-[laughter]
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You take more
than anything else.
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[rock music playing]
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How far are we gonna
clear down?
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Let's clear it all out,
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-so we can--
-All the way down. Yeah.
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I've never been so happy
digging in the Earth.
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This is really gonna be
great for the kids.
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Remember, safety third.
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[Nava laughs]
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[Be] When we were clearing out
the edge of the manzanita,
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all of a sudden there was
something moving by my feet.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[Mark]
What are you doing, man?
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[Be] Keep the dogs away.
Keep the dogs away.
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[Nava] What is it?
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What do you mean?
It's a snake.
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There's a rattlesnake
right here right now.
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Keep the dogs away.
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-[Mark] What are we gonna do?
-[Be] Skip this stuff.
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[Nava] Be, I don't know
if that's a good idea.
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You're going into
the abyss right now.
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[Be] Please.
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[dramatic music playing]
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While I'm going into
the manzanita,
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all of a sudden
the rattler just appears.
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There's rattlesnake
right here right now.
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I was worried about you
going barefoot into the brush,
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when the snake was clearly
trying to move away.
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He's not threatening us, Be.
Leave him, leave him.
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-[Mark] Yeah.
-[Nava] He's not threatening
us.
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-He's going away.
-I don't really want a rattler
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just hanging around here.
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It was kind of like
just in the moment,
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I just wanted to grab
the thing
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and get it gone
as a father instinct.
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Dang it, it got away.
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I think this is a sign
that he's respecting us
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in what we're doing
and we're respecting him
in return.
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I think it's really good that
we let all the beings know
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on the mountain
that we are coming in peace,
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that we are not here
in an adversary way.
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We wanna be peaceful
with all the animals
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and then they'll support us.
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[rock music playing]
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[Nava]
Now that the land is cleared,
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I'm gonna put the compass in.
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The compass comes even
before the foundation.
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And so from the center point,
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we have a string that goes out
and that's how we'll know
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where exactly to lay the bag.
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This first string is actually
gonna go up and down.
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So as we lay the bags,
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we line it up
with the center of the bag.
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As the bags get higher,
we'll continue
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putting this compass
higher and higher.
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Eventually,
we get to the spring line
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and from here,
things just go up.
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So just like... Look at this,
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we're gonna build
the bathroom first
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and it's actually
the smallest of all the domes
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and it's the simplest.
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Does that look okay to you?
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I love it.
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All right. Let's do it.
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Breaking ground.
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Once we trace the outline
of where we wanted to dig,
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it was time for the shovels.
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It's necessary to build
into the Earth
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because that's where
we're gonna lay it down
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the first bags.
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And the first bags
are the foundation
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and those go into the Earth.
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We usually
go about 2-feet deep.
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The build can't happen
without a strong foundation.
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As we're digging this trench,
we discover
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that the clay is way deeper
than we thought
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and that the Earth
is almost all sand.
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That's a huge issue
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because that foundation
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needs hard,
compact Earth to rest on
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and we don't want
a Leaning Tower of Pisa here.
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-[Be] Let's see
what it looks like.
-[Mark] Yeah. We're gonna...
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We're gonna start
losing the edge.
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If this foundation
is not set right,
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the build can't happen.
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So far,
we're about 2 feet down.
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We gotta get
one more foot down.
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But it looks like there's some
more clay down there.
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We're gonna get it right
even if it takes all day.
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I don't think we expected
to go this date, did we?
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No.
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This is definitely
quite the trench.
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We finally found hard Earth
when we got about 3 feet down.
253
00:08:52,567 --> 00:08:55,066
It's the deepest trench
I have ever built.
254
00:08:55,133 --> 00:08:57,767
[Be] All right. We got this
trench just about filled now.
255
00:08:57,834 --> 00:08:59,567
Go around with the tamper.
256
00:09:01,166 --> 00:09:02,066
At the end of the day,
257
00:09:02,066 --> 00:09:03,667
we didn't get
our first bag laid,
258
00:09:03,734 --> 00:09:05,867
which is what we were really
hoping for,
259
00:09:05,934 --> 00:09:07,467
but we got a little
further into the ground.
260
00:09:07,533 --> 00:09:10,734
We have a solid foundation
and so we're rolling with it.
261
00:09:12,700 --> 00:09:14,367
[rock music playing]
262
00:09:14,433 --> 00:09:16,667
We were able to get in
our foundation,
263
00:09:16,734 --> 00:09:18,166
it took a little bit longer.
264
00:09:18,166 --> 00:09:19,767
We had to go a lot deeper,
265
00:09:19,834 --> 00:09:22,066
but now we have
a solid foundation
266
00:09:22,133 --> 00:09:23,467
and we can begin our build.
267
00:09:23,467 --> 00:09:25,567
First of all, we're so happy
to have everyone here
268
00:09:25,567 --> 00:09:26,567
like this is such a huge help.
269
00:09:26,567 --> 00:09:27,967
We're getting whoever
270
00:09:28,033 --> 00:09:29,367
we can to show up
271
00:09:29,367 --> 00:09:31,567
and the goal
is to finish the dome.
272
00:09:31,567 --> 00:09:33,567
So this is an 8-foot dome
and what we're doing today
273
00:09:33,567 --> 00:09:34,967
is we're gonna
build the foundation
274
00:09:35,033 --> 00:09:36,367
and we're gonna start
building up the walls.
275
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We're gonna have the people
that are filling
276
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and shaping the bags
277
00:09:39,266 --> 00:09:40,967
and there's also tamping duty.
278
00:09:41,033 --> 00:09:42,266
The secret of superadobe,
279
00:09:42,266 --> 00:09:43,867
it's not like
the material is strong,
280
00:09:43,867 --> 00:09:45,467
the strength
is in the geometry.
281
00:09:45,467 --> 00:09:47,467
So I like to say it's a very
feminine way of building
282
00:09:47,467 --> 00:09:48,934
'cause we're
building with curves.
283
00:09:50,066 --> 00:09:51,667
We have to be able
to count the bags, right?
284
00:09:51,734 --> 00:09:53,367
And so we count the bags
using our own feet.
285
00:09:53,367 --> 00:09:54,567
You don't need to measure
anything out.
286
00:09:54,567 --> 00:09:55,767
You go all the way around
287
00:09:55,767 --> 00:09:57,567
and however many feet
you count out,
288
00:09:57,567 --> 00:09:59,266
that's how many feet
that's the length of the bag.
289
00:09:59,266 --> 00:10:00,066
Make sense?
290
00:10:00,066 --> 00:10:03,166
[rock music playing]
291
00:10:03,166 --> 00:10:05,467
[Be] Let's see
how far does it go.
292
00:10:05,467 --> 00:10:08,266
It takes 42 feet of this bag
293
00:10:08,266 --> 00:10:09,567
to do one layer,
294
00:10:09,567 --> 00:10:11,166
and we're gonna have
to do, like,
295
00:10:11,166 --> 00:10:12,467
how many of these?
296
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Like 20 or more.
297
00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:15,166
We're using the bag
298
00:10:15,166 --> 00:10:17,000
to shape the adobe
underneath,
299
00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,166
and we're going
layer-by-layer,
we're building rings.
300
00:10:19,166 --> 00:10:21,567
Normally, we go one
to two bags into the ground,
301
00:10:21,567 --> 00:10:24,266
but this time,
as deep as we needed to go,
302
00:10:24,266 --> 00:10:26,166
these bags are probably four
303
00:10:26,233 --> 00:10:27,467
or five bags into the ground,
304
00:10:27,533 --> 00:10:28,867
which is extremely deep.
305
00:10:28,867 --> 00:10:30,867
But it's what we needed
to do to make sure
306
00:10:30,867 --> 00:10:32,567
we had a safe
and sound foundation.
307
00:10:32,567 --> 00:10:34,667
And when you shape it,
this is really important,
308
00:10:34,734 --> 00:10:37,266
you lift a little bit
and then you go like this.
309
00:10:37,333 --> 00:10:39,467
And believe it or not,
over the course of time,
310
00:10:39,467 --> 00:10:41,100
that starts to form a circle.
311
00:10:41,100 --> 00:10:43,166
[intense music playing]
312
00:10:43,166 --> 00:10:44,567
[Nava] So we were pluggin'
and chuggin'.
313
00:10:44,634 --> 00:10:47,166
Everyone was building
so beautifully together
314
00:10:47,166 --> 00:10:48,467
and it turns out
315
00:10:48,533 --> 00:10:50,166
that on one of the last bags
316
00:10:50,166 --> 00:10:52,767
of the foundation,
we measured incorrectly.
317
00:10:52,834 --> 00:10:55,000
-[Be] Yeah.
-These bags are not
meeting at all.
318
00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,667
They're over a foot apart.
319
00:10:57,734 --> 00:11:00,767
The whole strength
of this build is the geometry.
320
00:11:00,834 --> 00:11:02,266
If a piece of the circle
is missing,
321
00:11:02,266 --> 00:11:04,667
this would be a major
weak spot in the build.
322
00:11:04,734 --> 00:11:05,967
So this is a huge problem.
323
00:11:09,166 --> 00:11:11,634
[upbeat music playing]
324
00:11:12,567 --> 00:11:14,867
These bags
are not meeting at all.
325
00:11:14,934 --> 00:11:16,367
If a piece of the circle
is missing,
326
00:11:16,367 --> 00:11:18,467
this would be a major
weak spot in the build.
327
00:11:18,467 --> 00:11:20,967
I think a way that we can
problem-solve this
328
00:11:20,967 --> 00:11:23,667
and hopefully it'll work is,
329
00:11:23,667 --> 00:11:25,567
cut out this cuff
and we would fit it
330
00:11:25,567 --> 00:11:28,166
over the other bag,
and then from there,
331
00:11:28,233 --> 00:11:30,667
just continue filling it
as if it's part of the bag.
332
00:11:30,667 --> 00:11:31,967
If the solution doesn't work,
333
00:11:31,967 --> 00:11:33,467
we're gonna have to take out
the whole bag
334
00:11:33,467 --> 00:11:35,066
and start over again.
335
00:11:37,467 --> 00:11:39,867
All right.
Let's hope this works.
336
00:11:39,867 --> 00:11:42,266
We'll pull it down
as far as possible.
337
00:11:42,266 --> 00:11:44,266
I called it the cuff method,
338
00:11:44,266 --> 00:11:46,367
but it's also the sock method.
339
00:11:46,367 --> 00:11:48,567
And now what we're gonna do
is we're gonna continue
340
00:11:48,634 --> 00:11:50,634
filling the inner part
of the bag.
341
00:11:51,367 --> 00:11:52,567
Just a little bit.
342
00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:56,467
[upbeat music playing]
343
00:11:56,467 --> 00:11:57,367
Oh, my gosh.
344
00:11:57,433 --> 00:11:58,934
I think it's working.
345
00:12:02,266 --> 00:12:04,266
Oh, we are right there.
346
00:12:04,266 --> 00:12:06,467
It's perfect.
347
00:12:06,467 --> 00:12:09,367
Wow. That just saved us
like half a day of work.
348
00:12:09,367 --> 00:12:11,467
[rock music playing]
349
00:12:11,467 --> 00:12:12,667
It's the end of the day,
350
00:12:12,667 --> 00:12:15,166
again, we did not get
as much done
351
00:12:15,166 --> 00:12:16,667
-as we wanted to.
-[Nava] Mmm-hmm.
352
00:12:16,734 --> 00:12:19,166
We're very optimistic
every day.
353
00:12:19,166 --> 00:12:20,867
And in our optimism,
354
00:12:20,934 --> 00:12:23,100
we hope to finish
everything... [laughs]
355
00:12:23,100 --> 00:12:25,166
And now you're leaving.
356
00:12:25,166 --> 00:12:27,166
I have to go take
my acupuncture exam,
357
00:12:27,166 --> 00:12:29,100
and so I'm gonna be gone
for two weeks,
358
00:12:29,100 --> 00:12:30,667
which it pains me to say.
359
00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:33,000
But I know that the build
is in good hands
360
00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:34,467
and I know you're gonna do
a great job.
361
00:12:34,467 --> 00:12:36,166
What are we gonna do
without you?
362
00:12:36,233 --> 00:12:37,967
-You're like 10 people.
-Hmm.
363
00:12:37,967 --> 00:12:41,667
[rock music playing]
364
00:12:41,667 --> 00:12:42,767
[Be] Okay.
365
00:12:42,834 --> 00:12:44,266
So we're camping out here
366
00:12:44,266 --> 00:12:46,266
till this gets made.
367
00:12:46,333 --> 00:12:48,567
We have literally tons
to move.
368
00:12:48,567 --> 00:12:50,467
We're crazy.
369
00:12:50,533 --> 00:12:53,033
We have been working
long into the night.
370
00:12:54,066 --> 00:12:57,000
We're making great progress
on the bathhouse
371
00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,667
and we're now starting to
stack bags for the kitchen.
372
00:13:00,734 --> 00:13:02,667
Feeling good about today.
373
00:13:02,667 --> 00:13:07,166
This has been a grandiose
undertaking to say the least.
374
00:13:07,233 --> 00:13:12,166
Time, money, materials
are all dwindling,
375
00:13:12,166 --> 00:13:13,767
so I put everything I had
376
00:13:13,834 --> 00:13:15,967
into doing as much work
as possible
377
00:13:16,033 --> 00:13:17,433
while Nava was gone.
378
00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:18,967
Looking good.
379
00:13:19,033 --> 00:13:21,066
We really made
a lot of progress,
380
00:13:21,066 --> 00:13:23,166
so we came across
the hyperadobe bag
381
00:13:23,166 --> 00:13:25,266
and now things
are going super-speed.
382
00:13:25,266 --> 00:13:26,767
It's basically what you get
383
00:13:26,834 --> 00:13:29,667
for packaging potatoes
and onions.
384
00:13:29,667 --> 00:13:31,367
There's no need
for barbed wire
385
00:13:31,367 --> 00:13:34,667
and we can stucco right
onto the bags.
386
00:13:34,734 --> 00:13:37,333
After that, we start moving
very quickly.
387
00:13:38,100 --> 00:13:41,567
We're using everything we can
as forms
388
00:13:41,634 --> 00:13:43,166
to hold various shapes.
389
00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,767
Now we come
on the inside here.
390
00:13:46,767 --> 00:13:50,467
This is a form that comes out,
391
00:13:50,467 --> 00:13:53,367
so instead of using wood,
we used Earth.
392
00:13:53,367 --> 00:13:56,767
This is just an up-cycled
archway above the door.
393
00:13:56,834 --> 00:13:59,166
This washing machine
is going to be a window.
394
00:13:59,233 --> 00:14:01,567
We're hoping to get
another couple layers here
395
00:14:01,567 --> 00:14:03,367
before putting
in the skylight.
396
00:14:03,433 --> 00:14:05,266
It's all been super tough
397
00:14:05,333 --> 00:14:06,867
and I have to admit,
398
00:14:06,867 --> 00:14:09,667
Nava came back just in time.
399
00:14:09,734 --> 00:14:11,967
I passed my acupuncture exam
with flying colors
400
00:14:11,967 --> 00:14:13,467
and now I can devote
all of my time
401
00:14:13,533 --> 00:14:15,767
and all of my energy
to the build.
402
00:14:15,767 --> 00:14:17,567
The bathhouse
is pretty much complete
403
00:14:17,634 --> 00:14:18,867
except for the roof.
404
00:14:18,867 --> 00:14:21,166
We have dug about 10 feet
into the ground
405
00:14:21,166 --> 00:14:22,567
for the underground dome.
406
00:14:22,567 --> 00:14:25,066
We have laid hundreds of bags
407
00:14:25,133 --> 00:14:27,266
and this two-story dome
408
00:14:27,266 --> 00:14:29,567
is really high up
off the ground,
409
00:14:29,634 --> 00:14:31,667
and so we've made
huge progress.
410
00:14:31,734 --> 00:14:33,266
But despite the big push,
411
00:14:33,333 --> 00:14:35,533
the build is starting
to take a toll on us.
412
00:14:41,100 --> 00:14:43,767
We decided
to do this project...
413
00:14:43,767 --> 00:14:46,533
in the middle of summer and...
414
00:14:47,100 --> 00:14:48,000
it's hot.
415
00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:49,567
The heat is really intense.
416
00:14:49,567 --> 00:14:51,367
We've had a heat wave
for the last week
417
00:14:51,433 --> 00:14:52,967
and it is not letting up.
418
00:14:53,033 --> 00:14:54,467
And because of the heat,
419
00:14:54,533 --> 00:14:56,667
we're losing volunteers
left and right.
420
00:14:56,667 --> 00:14:57,967
I am exhausted.
421
00:14:58,033 --> 00:14:59,667
Like, literally
I'm moving so slow.
422
00:14:59,667 --> 00:15:02,100
Even my dog
is completely exhausted.
423
00:15:02,100 --> 00:15:03,567
If my puppy is exhausted,
424
00:15:03,634 --> 00:15:05,467
that's how I know
it's time for me
425
00:15:05,467 --> 00:15:07,467
to probably take a break.
426
00:15:07,467 --> 00:15:09,967
I don't know why
we decided to do this
427
00:15:09,967 --> 00:15:11,367
in the middle of the summer,
428
00:15:11,367 --> 00:15:13,266
but here we are.
429
00:15:13,266 --> 00:15:14,734
We got a long way to go.
430
00:15:15,567 --> 00:15:17,567
I don't know
if we're gonna get this done.
431
00:15:17,634 --> 00:15:19,066
Not in time.
432
00:15:19,066 --> 00:15:22,066
[dramatic music playing]
433
00:15:22,667 --> 00:15:25,867
[rock music playing]
434
00:15:25,867 --> 00:15:28,767
We have had a lot
of challenges, this build.
435
00:15:28,767 --> 00:15:30,266
There were days where
I thought
436
00:15:30,266 --> 00:15:31,867
I really couldn't do
this anymore.
437
00:15:31,934 --> 00:15:34,066
I was so tired and so hot.
438
00:15:34,066 --> 00:15:36,066
And I had this idea come to me
439
00:15:36,133 --> 00:15:38,266
that maybe I don't have
to work at full speed.
440
00:15:38,266 --> 00:15:40,967
I just work at the speed
that I'm able to that day.
441
00:15:41,033 --> 00:15:42,266
And so for whatever reason,
442
00:15:42,333 --> 00:15:43,767
I feel like I was able
to push through that,
443
00:15:43,834 --> 00:15:45,166
we all were really.
444
00:15:45,233 --> 00:15:47,467
And we're getting
this build completed.
445
00:15:49,100 --> 00:15:52,367
Today we're gonna do
cob on the walls.
446
00:15:52,433 --> 00:15:54,667
[Be] So let's use what's
available here
447
00:15:54,734 --> 00:15:56,767
and do what our ancestors
have been doing
448
00:15:56,767 --> 00:15:59,133
for thousands of years,
which is making cob.
449
00:15:59,467 --> 00:16:00,867
Time for water.
450
00:16:00,867 --> 00:16:01,767
Yeah.
451
00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:03,467
[Be] And sand,
452
00:16:03,467 --> 00:16:05,000
and straw,
453
00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,567
and clay all day.
454
00:16:07,634 --> 00:16:09,667
[rock music playing]
455
00:16:09,667 --> 00:16:11,467
[Be] All right.
Water coming at you...
456
00:16:14,100 --> 00:16:15,767
[chuckles]
457
00:16:15,767 --> 00:16:17,867
One way to get cool.
458
00:16:17,934 --> 00:16:19,634
[Nava] Oh, it feels great...
[chuckles]
459
00:16:21,166 --> 00:16:23,066
That's awesome. It's getting
really, really wet.
460
00:16:23,867 --> 00:16:24,967
-I think it's about...
-For the main dome.
461
00:16:24,967 --> 00:16:27,867
time to start
stomping this out.
462
00:16:27,867 --> 00:16:30,467
I am so ready... [laughs]
463
00:16:30,467 --> 00:16:32,166
Now we are
at the perfect texture.
464
00:16:32,166 --> 00:16:34,367
The viscosity
is absolutely perfect.
465
00:16:34,367 --> 00:16:35,767
We're gonna take off our shoes
466
00:16:35,834 --> 00:16:37,867
and we're gonna
start stepping into this cob.
467
00:16:37,934 --> 00:16:39,266
Whenever you step on Earth,
468
00:16:39,266 --> 00:16:41,467
especially if it's wet,
it's a form of grounding,
469
00:16:41,533 --> 00:16:42,967
all the electrical
currents from the Earth
470
00:16:42,967 --> 00:16:44,100
enter into your body
471
00:16:44,100 --> 00:16:46,166
and you are absolutely
electrified.
472
00:16:46,233 --> 00:16:47,467
-[Be] That'd be great.
-This is crazy!
473
00:16:47,533 --> 00:16:48,767
Whoa!
474
00:16:49,967 --> 00:16:51,467
It is so hot out,
475
00:16:51,467 --> 00:16:53,567
but there's something about
that cool, wet Earth,
476
00:16:53,567 --> 00:16:55,967
that muddiness that's getting
in between our toes
477
00:16:56,033 --> 00:16:57,066
that feels incredible.
478
00:16:57,066 --> 00:16:58,266
We were so electrified
479
00:16:58,333 --> 00:16:59,767
that we started dancing
and singing
480
00:16:59,767 --> 00:17:02,000
and we even channeled
a new song.
481
00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:03,867
-Now stomp it out.
-Now stomp it out.
482
00:17:03,934 --> 00:17:05,467
-Now stomp it out.
-Now walk it out.
483
00:17:05,533 --> 00:17:06,967
-Now shake it out.
-Shake it out.
484
00:17:07,033 --> 00:17:08,066
Now shake it out.
485
00:17:08,133 --> 00:17:10,867
-Now stomp it out.
-Now walk it out.
486
00:17:10,867 --> 00:17:12,266
Now walk it out.
487
00:17:12,333 --> 00:17:14,433
[laughter]
488
00:17:15,467 --> 00:17:16,467
[Be] All right.
489
00:17:16,533 --> 00:17:17,567
I think it's ready now.
490
00:17:17,634 --> 00:17:19,767
[rock music playing]
491
00:17:19,834 --> 00:17:21,834
Okay.
The moment of truth. Ready?
492
00:17:26,767 --> 00:17:28,000
Oh, that was a good shot.
493
00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,533
[Be] Yeah, this stuff
is nice and sticky.
494
00:17:32,100 --> 00:17:34,467
We are plastering two front
walls with this technique.
495
00:17:35,266 --> 00:17:37,367
This is looking good.
496
00:17:37,433 --> 00:17:38,967
Let's keep it going.
497
00:17:39,033 --> 00:17:40,467
-[Be] Yeah.
-Let's cover these two walls.
498
00:17:40,467 --> 00:17:42,000
I think we can do it
in the next few hours.
499
00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,667
So far, I think
it's looking pretty amazing.
500
00:17:44,734 --> 00:17:46,467
It went up super, super-fast.
501
00:17:46,467 --> 00:17:48,967
The coat is beautiful
and you can tell
502
00:17:49,033 --> 00:17:50,867
it just has that
adobe feel to it.
503
00:17:50,867 --> 00:17:52,734
All right. Last one.
504
00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:56,734
You're the best.
505
00:17:58,567 --> 00:17:59,367
[laughs]
506
00:17:59,367 --> 00:18:02,667
[rock music playing]
507
00:18:11,700 --> 00:18:13,767
[rock music playing]
508
00:18:13,834 --> 00:18:16,166
So Be is a master up-cycler,
509
00:18:16,166 --> 00:18:18,667
and he found these really
interesting forms,
510
00:18:18,667 --> 00:18:20,467
including an old
washing machine
511
00:18:20,467 --> 00:18:22,166
that was about
to be tossed out.
512
00:18:22,233 --> 00:18:23,567
And he put it
as the round form
513
00:18:23,567 --> 00:18:24,767
in the bathhouse.
514
00:18:24,767 --> 00:18:27,967
It's a perfect circle
for a window.
515
00:18:28,033 --> 00:18:30,667
This might be harder
to get out than we thought.
516
00:18:30,667 --> 00:18:32,967
It's been in here
for too dang long.
517
00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,367
[Nava] This washing machine
518
00:18:35,433 --> 00:18:37,667
just does not wanna come out
of there.
519
00:18:37,667 --> 00:18:39,867
-[Be grunts] Oh!
-[Nava] It's coming out.
520
00:18:39,867 --> 00:18:41,266
[Be] We're getting
a little movement here.
521
00:18:41,266 --> 00:18:42,967
We chiseled as much as we can,
522
00:18:43,033 --> 00:18:44,166
and we got to the point
523
00:18:44,233 --> 00:18:45,867
where it was no longer
stuccoed on,
524
00:18:45,934 --> 00:18:48,333
and it was still stuck inside
of the building.
525
00:18:48,667 --> 00:18:49,834
[Be grunting]
526
00:18:54,700 --> 00:18:56,567
I've been practicing
my kick... [makes sound]
527
00:18:56,567 --> 00:18:58,266
for exactly this moment.
528
00:18:58,333 --> 00:18:59,467
[Nava] Ha! Ha!
529
00:18:59,467 --> 00:19:00,967
[Be] Let me get it
from the other side.
530
00:19:00,967 --> 00:19:03,634
[Nava] Ha! Ha!
531
00:19:04,100 --> 00:19:05,066
Haa!
532
00:19:05,066 --> 00:19:06,367
-You got it.
-[Nava laughs]
533
00:19:06,367 --> 00:19:07,867
Way to go!
534
00:19:07,934 --> 00:19:10,000
We finally got the form out...
535
00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,000
and it was amazing.
536
00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:11,967
It looked so good.
537
00:19:11,967 --> 00:19:12,967
It was a perfect circle.
538
00:19:13,033 --> 00:19:14,967
Well, that's a hole in one.
539
00:19:15,033 --> 00:19:16,567
[laughs]
540
00:19:16,634 --> 00:19:17,734
[birds chirping]
541
00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,066
[rock music playing]
542
00:19:22,066 --> 00:19:23,166
[Nava] Today is capping day.
543
00:19:23,166 --> 00:19:24,266
It is where we put the roof
544
00:19:24,333 --> 00:19:25,667
onto the bathhouse.
545
00:19:25,734 --> 00:19:28,867
We're using an up-cycled
deck for the rooftop.
546
00:19:28,867 --> 00:19:30,967
The only problem
is that the build site
547
00:19:30,967 --> 00:19:33,000
is about a half mile away.
548
00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:34,667
-[Be] One...
-[woman] Lift with your legs.
549
00:19:34,667 --> 00:19:36,667
-[Nava]
Lift with your legs, yeah.
-two, three.
550
00:19:36,734 --> 00:19:38,066
[rock music playing]
551
00:19:38,066 --> 00:19:39,166
[Be grunts]
552
00:19:39,166 --> 00:19:40,166
[Nava] So we're starting
to lift up the roof
553
00:19:40,166 --> 00:19:41,867
and not only
is it incredibly heavy,
554
00:19:41,934 --> 00:19:43,467
but it starts twisting.
555
00:19:43,533 --> 00:19:45,867
It's literally buckling
right under our hands.
556
00:19:45,934 --> 00:19:47,266
How's it holding?
Oh, it's a little wobbly.
557
00:19:47,266 --> 00:19:48,767
-[Nava] No, it's not good?
-It's wobbly.
558
00:19:48,767 --> 00:19:49,667
It's not gonna stay like this.
559
00:19:49,667 --> 00:19:50,467
It's wobbling?
560
00:19:50,467 --> 00:19:51,667
-I...
-[woman] Very dangerous.
561
00:19:51,667 --> 00:19:52,767
-I think it's dangerous.
-[woman] Yeah.
562
00:19:52,767 --> 00:19:54,367
This is one of the most
critical part of the build,
563
00:19:54,367 --> 00:19:57,367
it's literally the roof
of the entire bathhouse.
564
00:19:57,367 --> 00:20:00,166
But it is coming apart
as we move it.
565
00:20:00,166 --> 00:20:02,567
You guys, it's getting really
heavy. Help, help, help.
566
00:20:02,634 --> 00:20:03,967
There are not enough screws
in the deck
567
00:20:03,967 --> 00:20:05,634
and it's really,
really wobbly.
568
00:20:05,967 --> 00:20:06,767
[Be] Whoa.
569
00:20:07,467 --> 00:20:08,567
This thing's...
570
00:20:08,567 --> 00:20:11,000
Oh, it's not screwed in
on this side. That's why.
571
00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,867
So there is no way
we're gonna carry this roof up
572
00:20:12,867 --> 00:20:14,767
onto the mountain by hand.
573
00:20:14,767 --> 00:20:16,367
We're gonna have to find
another way.
574
00:20:16,433 --> 00:20:17,967
This is what I think
could realistic
575
00:20:17,967 --> 00:20:20,467
is we get your truck
really close to here
576
00:20:20,467 --> 00:20:22,967
and then just lift it enough
to put it onto the truck.
577
00:20:23,033 --> 00:20:23,967
We can try.
578
00:20:24,033 --> 00:20:25,834
[rock music playing]
579
00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:28,767
[Nava] Good?
580
00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:30,000
Good.
581
00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,100
All right. So everyone
takes a corner,
582
00:20:33,100 --> 00:20:35,266
we're just gonna take this
583
00:20:35,333 --> 00:20:36,467
and move it in like that.
584
00:20:36,467 --> 00:20:38,533
[rock music playing]
585
00:20:40,667 --> 00:20:43,867
I don't know how it's gonna
get through the road this way.
586
00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:48,767
Are we there yet?
587
00:20:48,834 --> 00:20:50,066
We're good?
588
00:20:50,066 --> 00:20:52,166
Okay. So just get someone
hang on that corner,
589
00:20:52,166 --> 00:20:53,767
we could walk out like this.
590
00:20:53,767 --> 00:20:55,567
-For the whole drive?
-Yeah.
591
00:20:55,634 --> 00:20:57,467
To be honest,
I did not like the idea
592
00:20:57,467 --> 00:20:58,667
of walking with the truck,
593
00:20:58,667 --> 00:21:00,767
but it was kind of
our last resort.
594
00:21:00,834 --> 00:21:02,066
[man]
You guys ready back there?
595
00:21:02,066 --> 00:21:03,166
[Be] We're ready.
596
00:21:03,166 --> 00:21:05,533
Watch it. Move it or lost it.
597
00:21:06,900 --> 00:21:07,967
Hold it.
598
00:21:08,867 --> 00:21:10,467
-You guys holding all right?
-[man] Yeah.
599
00:21:10,467 --> 00:21:11,667
[Nava] Yeah, we're good.
600
00:21:11,667 --> 00:21:12,667
I realize it wasn't that bad.
601
00:21:12,667 --> 00:21:14,100
[Be] Still good?
602
00:21:14,100 --> 00:21:16,133
-[man] Clear.
-[Be] All right. I'm going up.
603
00:21:17,567 --> 00:21:19,767
Until we hit
a really steep incline.
604
00:21:19,767 --> 00:21:21,166
-Oh, my gosh.
-[Be] Are you ready?
605
00:21:21,233 --> 00:21:22,333
[man] We're ready.
606
00:21:22,767 --> 00:21:24,867
[car engine revving]
607
00:21:27,667 --> 00:21:29,767
[Be] Go, go, go, go,
go, go, go, go, go!
608
00:21:29,767 --> 00:21:32,333
Okay, heads down. Whoa!
609
00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:37,767
[dramatic music playing]
610
00:21:37,767 --> 00:21:40,066
[Be] Watch it.
Move it or lose it.
611
00:21:40,066 --> 00:21:41,467
I realize it wasn't that bad,
612
00:21:41,467 --> 00:21:43,667
until we hit a really
steep incline,
613
00:21:43,667 --> 00:21:46,066
and all of a sudden there
is dust and there is sand
614
00:21:46,133 --> 00:21:47,767
-going into all of our faces.
-[Be] Heads down!
615
00:21:47,767 --> 00:21:48,967
Whoa!
616
00:21:49,033 --> 00:21:50,967
It was very sketchy
617
00:21:51,033 --> 00:21:52,367
and a little scary,
to say the least.
618
00:21:52,367 --> 00:21:55,767
[Be] By the will
of some higher power,
619
00:21:55,834 --> 00:21:56,634
it made it up there.
620
00:21:56,634 --> 00:21:58,266
I really...
I don't know we did that.
621
00:21:58,266 --> 00:22:00,066
-Are you guys ready?
-[man] Yup.
622
00:22:00,066 --> 00:22:03,767
One, two, three, go.
623
00:22:04,767 --> 00:22:06,000
-Sadie, you okay?
-[Sadie] Yeah.
624
00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,567
Okay. Let's just keep
going all the way.
625
00:22:08,634 --> 00:22:11,066
After we get the truck
close to where the site is,
626
00:22:11,133 --> 00:22:12,367
then we have to walk it up
627
00:22:12,433 --> 00:22:14,934
into the main part
of the mountain.
628
00:22:16,166 --> 00:22:18,000
[man] Clearing the path.
This is heavier.
629
00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:19,367
Yeah. Yeah.
630
00:22:19,367 --> 00:22:22,266
[Nava] And that trail
is really, really thin.
631
00:22:22,333 --> 00:22:24,266
There's a bunch of brush,
there are building materials,
632
00:22:24,333 --> 00:22:26,567
and there are trees
all over the place.
633
00:22:26,567 --> 00:22:27,667
[Be grunts] [indistinct]
634
00:22:27,667 --> 00:22:28,567
[Jay] Oh, hold it right there.
635
00:22:28,567 --> 00:22:29,867
[Be] Whoa, man down.
636
00:22:29,934 --> 00:22:32,567
And at one point,
Jay slips and falls.
637
00:22:32,634 --> 00:22:33,967
-[Be] You all right?
-[Jay] Yup.
638
00:22:34,033 --> 00:22:35,667
[Be] Still moving,
still moving...
639
00:22:35,734 --> 00:22:37,533
-[grunts]
-[Nava] Okay. Okay.
640
00:22:39,266 --> 00:22:41,367
[Be grunting]
641
00:22:41,367 --> 00:22:43,634
[metal creaks]
642
00:22:44,367 --> 00:22:46,367
[Be] Okay. Put it down here.
643
00:22:46,367 --> 00:22:47,967
Here we go, right here.
644
00:22:50,166 --> 00:22:53,567
We finally get it to site
and that's not the end of it.
645
00:22:53,567 --> 00:22:56,000
I know you're hot,
I know you're tired,
646
00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,100
let's just get this up here.
647
00:22:58,100 --> 00:23:00,667
Because then after that,
the next challenge
648
00:23:00,667 --> 00:23:03,367
is getting the roofing
onto the actual roof.
649
00:23:03,433 --> 00:23:04,567
-[indistinct]
-[Be grunts]
650
00:23:04,567 --> 00:23:06,567
[Jay] You're good?
Yeah, yeah, think so.
651
00:23:06,567 --> 00:23:08,567
[Nava] We had someone
go onto the bathhouse.
652
00:23:08,567 --> 00:23:09,767
And from there,
the rest of us
653
00:23:09,767 --> 00:23:11,467
would flip over the roofing
654
00:23:11,467 --> 00:23:13,767
and then we would
slide it up to him,
655
00:23:13,834 --> 00:23:15,767
and then slowly
slide up the roofing
656
00:23:15,834 --> 00:23:16,967
onto the bathhouse.
657
00:23:16,967 --> 00:23:19,066
It was pretty much
our best option.
658
00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:23,166
[Be] Keep going, keep going,
keep going.
659
00:23:23,166 --> 00:23:24,934
[rock music playing]
660
00:23:26,867 --> 00:23:28,967
-[Jay] That's it.
-[Be] You like it?
661
00:23:29,033 --> 00:23:30,066
[Jay] Is that good for you?
662
00:23:30,133 --> 00:23:31,266
Good for me.
663
00:23:31,266 --> 00:23:32,266
I'm super-stoked.
664
00:23:33,867 --> 00:23:36,433
[rock music playing]
665
00:23:37,567 --> 00:23:38,867
[Be] This is actually
the best time
666
00:23:38,867 --> 00:23:40,567
to get some work done,
667
00:23:40,567 --> 00:23:42,567
it's finally cooled off
a little bit.
668
00:23:42,634 --> 00:23:44,333
And we're going
to make some lime.
669
00:23:45,100 --> 00:23:48,567
[rock music playing]
670
00:23:49,700 --> 00:23:51,367
[Nava]
Lime is calcium bicarbonate.
671
00:23:51,367 --> 00:23:52,867
It comes from the soil,
672
00:23:52,867 --> 00:23:54,867
it dries super, super-hard,
it's really ancient.
673
00:23:54,934 --> 00:23:57,166
Let's get some sand in here.
674
00:23:57,166 --> 00:24:00,567
[Nava] We mix in lime, sand,
a little bit of mortar,
675
00:24:00,634 --> 00:24:01,367
and a lot of love.
676
00:24:01,367 --> 00:24:02,867
Plus water.
677
00:24:02,867 --> 00:24:04,266
We use lime plaster
678
00:24:04,266 --> 00:24:07,367
because it's the best
for the final coat.
679
00:24:07,433 --> 00:24:10,667
Doesn't crack
as much as concrete
680
00:24:10,667 --> 00:24:14,333
and it creates
the beautiful white patina.
681
00:24:16,467 --> 00:24:18,100
Oh, yeah.
682
00:24:18,100 --> 00:24:20,100
Creamy.
683
00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:21,967
Once that goes on,
we take the trowel
684
00:24:21,967 --> 00:24:24,567
and we start applying it
upwards onto the building.
685
00:24:24,567 --> 00:24:26,266
This is the part
where we smooth out
686
00:24:26,266 --> 00:24:27,667
the scratch plaster.
687
00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:30,100
[Be] Ain't it great
to work with?
688
00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:30,967
[Nava] Yeah.
689
00:24:30,967 --> 00:24:32,066
[Be] Super-sticky.
690
00:24:32,066 --> 00:24:33,266
[Nava] Yeah.
691
00:24:33,266 --> 00:24:34,767
I think it's
the best material.
692
00:24:34,767 --> 00:24:36,667
The lime is looking amazing.
693
00:24:36,734 --> 00:24:39,367
It actually went on super,
super-smooth really easy,
694
00:24:39,433 --> 00:24:40,667
and now it's my favorite time.
695
00:24:40,667 --> 00:24:42,166
I think it's crystal time.
696
00:24:42,166 --> 00:24:44,667
Crystal grating is where you
strategically paste crystals
697
00:24:44,734 --> 00:24:46,166
in different parts
of your home
698
00:24:46,233 --> 00:24:47,767
and it electrifies that home.
699
00:24:47,767 --> 00:24:49,467
-Check 'em out.
-Oh, no way.
700
00:24:49,467 --> 00:24:51,266
-[Nava] Ain't that pretty?
-[Be] That's beautiful.
701
00:24:51,266 --> 00:24:53,467
You can do it for protection,
you can do it for healing.
702
00:24:53,467 --> 00:24:55,667
-You found these?
-[Nava] I found them.
703
00:24:55,667 --> 00:24:57,166
-[Be] No way.
-Yeah.
704
00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,166
And crystals have really
potent energy.
705
00:25:00,166 --> 00:25:02,000
All right.
So this is a moonstone
706
00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,867
to connect us
with the moon energies
707
00:25:03,867 --> 00:25:05,266
and on nights
with the full moon,
708
00:25:05,266 --> 00:25:06,867
it'll shine so bright.
709
00:25:06,867 --> 00:25:08,166
This is a clear quartz.
710
00:25:08,233 --> 00:25:10,066
It has to do with
spiritual ascension.
711
00:25:10,066 --> 00:25:11,266
This is amazonite.
712
00:25:11,333 --> 00:25:13,767
Amazonite connects us
to our Earth energy
713
00:25:13,767 --> 00:25:16,467
and it also calms
the nervous system.
714
00:25:16,467 --> 00:25:18,667
It's pretty important
for a bathhouse.
715
00:25:18,667 --> 00:25:20,266
-[Be] Can I put one now?
-[Nava] Yeah.
716
00:25:20,333 --> 00:25:22,467
There are a bunch of crystals
to choose from.
717
00:25:22,467 --> 00:25:24,166
I ended up choosing
the amethyst
718
00:25:24,166 --> 00:25:26,100
because it represents family.
719
00:25:26,100 --> 00:25:27,767
And this is for the family.
720
00:25:27,834 --> 00:25:28,767
Where do you wanna put it?
721
00:25:28,834 --> 00:25:29,767
Right in the center.
722
00:25:29,834 --> 00:25:31,333
[laughs] Okay, cool.
723
00:25:32,100 --> 00:25:33,166
Yeah.
724
00:25:33,166 --> 00:25:34,266
This feels great.
725
00:25:34,266 --> 00:25:35,667
It looks great.
726
00:25:35,667 --> 00:25:37,166
We gotta do a little
lime paint
727
00:25:37,233 --> 00:25:39,166
and a little more
lime plaster,
728
00:25:39,233 --> 00:25:40,400
it's good to go.
729
00:25:41,367 --> 00:25:44,066
Just as we started making
great progress on the build,
730
00:25:44,066 --> 00:25:47,567
something happened that
we could've never predicted.
731
00:25:47,567 --> 00:25:49,000
[rock music playing]
732
00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:52,033
Doing the build
and there's a fire next door.
733
00:25:55,767 --> 00:25:58,367
There's literally flame
coming at us.
734
00:25:59,867 --> 00:26:01,667
Looks like we're gonna
have to evacuate.
735
00:26:01,667 --> 00:26:04,867
[rock music playing]
736
00:26:07,767 --> 00:26:10,100
[dramatic music playing]
737
00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:12,967
Doing the build
and there's a fire next door.
738
00:26:12,967 --> 00:26:14,467
We're just filling bag
739
00:26:14,533 --> 00:26:17,567
and there's this giant
plume of smoke.
740
00:26:17,567 --> 00:26:19,367
And I start freaking out
because it appeared
741
00:26:19,367 --> 00:26:20,867
to be coming towards us.
742
00:26:20,867 --> 00:26:23,567
But luckily it was just
on the ridge over
743
00:26:23,567 --> 00:26:26,166
and it was put out
by helicopter.
744
00:26:28,867 --> 00:26:30,166
Thank you, firefighters.
745
00:26:30,166 --> 00:26:33,867
And we are so blessed
that our house is safe.
746
00:26:33,934 --> 00:26:36,767
After the fire scare,
we've been extremely busy
747
00:26:36,767 --> 00:26:38,266
trying to finish up
this build,
748
00:26:38,333 --> 00:26:40,166
and we have dug out a pond,
749
00:26:40,233 --> 00:26:43,000
we continued building up
some of the walls,
750
00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,567
and we did a lot
of plastering work
751
00:26:44,567 --> 00:26:45,867
including lime washing,
752
00:26:45,934 --> 00:26:48,567
which is a beautiful
but messy job.
753
00:26:48,634 --> 00:26:51,367
But just as we're starting
to make a lot of progress,
754
00:26:51,433 --> 00:26:53,834
then boom,
we get hit with a hurricane.
755
00:26:55,166 --> 00:26:56,367
And on the same day,
756
00:26:56,367 --> 00:26:59,467
there's a 5.1 magnitude
earthquake.
757
00:26:59,467 --> 00:27:03,000
Like, tropical storm
in California is unheard of.
758
00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:04,266
[rain pouring]
759
00:27:04,266 --> 00:27:05,667
[Be] Super-rainy.
760
00:27:05,667 --> 00:27:07,266
All the water's coming in
761
00:27:07,333 --> 00:27:09,867
and everything's
getting wet...
762
00:27:09,867 --> 00:27:11,867
[Be speaking]
763
00:27:11,934 --> 00:27:13,667
I'm trying to divert it,
go out...
764
00:27:19,967 --> 00:27:21,567
[Nava] Be and I have not
been at the site yet.
765
00:27:21,634 --> 00:27:23,066
We're about to go up now
and to see
766
00:27:23,133 --> 00:27:24,367
if everything survived.
767
00:27:24,367 --> 00:27:27,567
We are having a little bit
of anxiety about it.
768
00:27:27,634 --> 00:27:29,166
But I guess this
is the make-or-break moment
769
00:27:29,166 --> 00:27:31,567
to see if our buildings
can withstand
770
00:27:31,634 --> 00:27:33,367
something tremendous
like this.
771
00:27:33,367 --> 00:27:35,000
[Be] Trash everywhere.
772
00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:36,233
Ugh.
773
00:27:37,767 --> 00:27:39,867
Oh, my goodness.
774
00:27:39,867 --> 00:27:42,367
-[Be] Oh, man.
-[Nava] This is terrible.
775
00:27:42,367 --> 00:27:45,967
[Be] We walk up the hill
and it is just a mess.
776
00:27:46,033 --> 00:27:47,266
A lot of things were outside
777
00:27:47,333 --> 00:27:48,567
that probably shouldn't
have been.
778
00:27:48,567 --> 00:27:51,100
The hurricane just threw
everything around.
779
00:27:51,100 --> 00:27:52,266
[Nava]
There's water everywhere.
780
00:27:52,333 --> 00:27:53,667
Oh, my gosh.
781
00:27:53,734 --> 00:27:56,367
All these bags are completely
uncovered. I mean--
782
00:27:56,433 --> 00:27:58,166
[Be] Yeah, we didn't
get to seal it.
783
00:27:58,166 --> 00:28:00,667
I mean, the main thing
is that it stood out.
784
00:28:00,667 --> 00:28:02,266
Yeah, exactly.
It withstood everything.
785
00:28:02,333 --> 00:28:05,166
-The form is fine.
-It handled the hurricane.
786
00:28:05,233 --> 00:28:06,867
[Nava] The building withstood
what it was supposed to.
787
00:28:06,867 --> 00:28:09,166
It's strong enough
for hurricanes
and earthquakes,
788
00:28:09,233 --> 00:28:10,767
and we literally had both.
789
00:28:10,834 --> 00:28:13,467
It was a good test
for our build, to be honest.
790
00:28:13,533 --> 00:28:15,266
[Be] Well, the pond
holds water.
791
00:28:15,333 --> 00:28:18,000
Got like few hundred gallons
of water from this rain.
792
00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:19,767
That's crazy.
We have no water,
793
00:28:19,767 --> 00:28:22,367
but we do have water...
[laughs]
794
00:28:22,367 --> 00:28:24,166
Like we are so provided for...
795
00:28:24,166 --> 00:28:25,367
[laughs]
796
00:28:25,367 --> 00:28:27,467
Well, I guess we can use
the water.
797
00:28:27,467 --> 00:28:29,000
But it's so murky.
798
00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,367
I'm actually really glad
this is here
799
00:28:31,367 --> 00:28:33,567
because we wouldn't be able
to mix concrete--
800
00:28:33,634 --> 00:28:34,567
We wouldn't be able to work.
801
00:28:34,634 --> 00:28:36,667
I wouldn't be able to do
lime plaster.
802
00:28:36,734 --> 00:28:37,967
Like we need this water.
803
00:28:37,967 --> 00:28:40,467
This is our lifeline
right now.
804
00:28:40,533 --> 00:28:42,867
We lost a couple days
because of the hurricane.
805
00:28:42,934 --> 00:28:45,000
We're just gonna take this
day to clean everything up
806
00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:46,467
and then tomorrow
we'll continue
807
00:28:46,533 --> 00:28:47,934
making progress on the build.
808
00:28:50,500 --> 00:28:53,667
[rock music playing]
809
00:28:55,467 --> 00:28:57,567
Today is gonna be one
of the best days on the build.
810
00:28:57,567 --> 00:28:58,667
We have other side
many projects
811
00:28:58,667 --> 00:29:01,166
that I really love doing.
812
00:29:01,233 --> 00:29:05,967
I feel like plants
are the jam.
813
00:29:06,033 --> 00:29:07,567
So we have the main dome,
814
00:29:07,567 --> 00:29:09,567
and then the roof
of the second floor
815
00:29:09,567 --> 00:29:10,567
turns into a deck.
816
00:29:10,634 --> 00:29:12,567
And that deck
is the living roof.
817
00:29:12,634 --> 00:29:15,667
[Be] All right. So we got
this in with the plan.
818
00:29:15,734 --> 00:29:17,166
[Nava] We're gonna fill
this up to the top.
819
00:29:17,166 --> 00:29:18,467
We're gonna put in
some succulents
820
00:29:18,467 --> 00:29:19,667
and then bit by bit,
821
00:29:19,734 --> 00:29:21,567
we'll just get this
whole roof set.
822
00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:24,166
-[Be] Here you go.
-[Nava] Yeah.
823
00:29:24,166 --> 00:29:26,166
Those are little cuties.
824
00:29:26,166 --> 00:29:28,567
I just love plants so much.
825
00:29:28,634 --> 00:29:30,567
I think they add
so much to a space
826
00:29:30,567 --> 00:29:32,767
and they're really important
for all the animals around
827
00:29:32,834 --> 00:29:33,934
and the ecosystem.
828
00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:36,834
Oh, they're so beautiful.
829
00:29:39,166 --> 00:29:41,567
That, plus Earth,
830
00:29:41,567 --> 00:29:43,667
equals good soil.
831
00:29:45,166 --> 00:29:47,767
My number one helper,
which is my puppy, Tunally,
832
00:29:47,767 --> 00:29:48,967
she's a terrier, which means--
833
00:29:48,967 --> 00:29:50,166
What do you mean,
I thought it was me?
834
00:29:50,166 --> 00:29:52,166
You're up there, pretty sure.
835
00:29:52,233 --> 00:29:54,266
Well, I'm like
number two helper?
836
00:29:54,266 --> 00:29:55,867
Tunally is on a break
right now,
837
00:29:55,867 --> 00:29:58,367
but normally she helps me
dig all of my holes.
838
00:29:58,433 --> 00:29:59,567
-I don't see you--
-Okay.
839
00:29:59,567 --> 00:30:02,233
-I've been replaced by a dog.
-[laughs]
840
00:30:02,967 --> 00:30:04,000
[Be] All right.
841
00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,467
A little more soil up here
and we got a living roof.
842
00:30:07,467 --> 00:30:11,367
Just had this idea
to up-cycle this giant pole
843
00:30:11,433 --> 00:30:15,767
and turn it into a dropdown
fireman's pole for the kids.
844
00:30:16,467 --> 00:30:19,367
I'm doing this
because it's fun.
845
00:30:19,433 --> 00:30:22,567
How many fire pole houses
have you seen?
846
00:30:22,634 --> 00:30:25,166
Let's make one.
847
00:30:25,166 --> 00:30:27,367
All right. Who's gonna be
the first to slide down?
848
00:30:27,433 --> 00:30:29,467
So I just wanted to make sure
849
00:30:29,467 --> 00:30:32,567
that it was okay
to slide down.
850
00:30:32,567 --> 00:30:34,233
Hold it tight.
851
00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:38,567
It works.
852
00:30:38,634 --> 00:30:40,967
I actually might use it
more than the kids...
853
00:30:41,033 --> 00:30:41,934
[laughs]
854
00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:44,367
Got high strength concrete
855
00:30:44,433 --> 00:30:46,166
reinforced with rebar,
856
00:30:46,166 --> 00:30:48,166
and we're hoping that
this 20-foot pole stays here
857
00:30:48,166 --> 00:30:49,533
for some time.
858
00:30:50,166 --> 00:30:52,567
I'm a big kid
and I like it, so.
859
00:30:52,567 --> 00:30:54,433
Hopefully the little kids
like it too.
860
00:30:56,900 --> 00:30:59,166
I'm so stoked
on this new biogas system.
861
00:30:59,233 --> 00:31:01,266
[Nava] Oh, my gosh.
It's gonna be so good.
862
00:31:01,266 --> 00:31:02,967
Be and I have been waiting
a long time
863
00:31:03,033 --> 00:31:04,367
for this biogas system.
864
00:31:04,367 --> 00:31:05,767
It came all the way
from Israel.
865
00:31:05,834 --> 00:31:07,367
We are so stoked to set it up.
866
00:31:07,433 --> 00:31:10,066
I lift up one of
the components and I see...
867
00:31:10,066 --> 00:31:10,967
Scorpion!
868
00:31:10,967 --> 00:31:12,000
[Be] Watch out,
watch out, watch out.
869
00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:13,166
Don't kill it. Don't kill it.
870
00:31:13,233 --> 00:31:14,100
-Please don't kill it.
-I'm not trying to kill it.
871
00:31:14,100 --> 00:31:15,867
[Nava] It's right there.
It's right there.
872
00:31:15,867 --> 00:31:17,166
No. Blue. Get outta here.
873
00:31:17,233 --> 00:31:18,133
-Outta here.
-[Be] Blue, out. Go. Move it.
874
00:31:18,133 --> 00:31:19,867
-Move it or lose it.
-We have two small dogs.
875
00:31:19,867 --> 00:31:21,867
And scorpions have been known
to be pretty fatal
876
00:31:21,867 --> 00:31:23,166
to small dogs.
877
00:31:23,166 --> 00:31:25,367
Dust pan, right here.
Dust pan. Don't touch it.
878
00:31:25,367 --> 00:31:28,066
Instead of feeding them
to the chickens,
879
00:31:28,133 --> 00:31:29,367
they get relocated.
880
00:31:29,433 --> 00:31:30,133
I'll release it.
881
00:31:30,133 --> 00:31:31,467
I'm used
to releasing scorpions.
882
00:31:31,533 --> 00:31:32,667
[Be] Give it to the chickens.
883
00:31:32,667 --> 00:31:34,367
I had a conversation
with the scorpion
884
00:31:34,367 --> 00:31:36,367
and I asked
the scorpion to stay
885
00:31:36,367 --> 00:31:38,767
on that side of
the property line and I feel
886
00:31:38,767 --> 00:31:40,166
like the scorpion
was pretty responsive.
887
00:31:40,233 --> 00:31:42,266
-Okay. Okay.
-It was.
888
00:31:42,266 --> 00:31:43,767
Did you see it again?
889
00:31:43,767 --> 00:31:45,667
Is it properly relocated?
890
00:31:45,667 --> 00:31:47,767
Yes, I've relocated
the scorpion.
891
00:31:47,767 --> 00:31:49,467
-It was--
-You had a conversation
892
00:31:49,467 --> 00:31:50,567
-with the scorpion?
-We did.
893
00:31:50,567 --> 00:31:51,967
We had
a telepathic conversation.
894
00:31:52,033 --> 00:31:53,467
I told it,
"Please stay on that side."
895
00:31:53,533 --> 00:31:54,967
And it was like,
"Okay, great."
896
00:31:55,033 --> 00:31:55,867
[laughs]
897
00:31:55,934 --> 00:31:58,333
Okay. Scorpion-free, right?
898
00:32:00,066 --> 00:32:03,567
Let's unveil the home biogas.
899
00:32:03,567 --> 00:32:04,767
[Nava] Okay.
900
00:32:04,834 --> 00:32:08,367
[Be] So biogas system
basically takes human waste,
901
00:32:08,367 --> 00:32:11,767
goes into a giant bladder,
it produces methane,
902
00:32:11,767 --> 00:32:15,000
and that methane is then
converted into clean...
903
00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:16,367
-[Nava] Fuel.
-[Be] cooking fuel
904
00:32:16,367 --> 00:32:19,066
for hot showers
and for heating.
905
00:32:19,133 --> 00:32:21,667
So we're gonna take
what's actually unwanted
906
00:32:21,667 --> 00:32:22,667
and reuse it.
907
00:32:22,667 --> 00:32:24,767
Instead of flushing
five gallons of water,
908
00:32:24,767 --> 00:32:26,467
it only uses a quarter gallon.
909
00:32:26,467 --> 00:32:27,567
So we're gonna save water.
910
00:32:27,634 --> 00:32:29,066
No electricity needed.
911
00:32:29,133 --> 00:32:30,367
It's a game-changer.
912
00:32:30,433 --> 00:32:32,367
And we just pop
the chute on here,
913
00:32:32,367 --> 00:32:34,166
snaps into place.
914
00:32:34,166 --> 00:32:36,266
And now we can go ahead
and place it in here.
915
00:32:36,266 --> 00:32:37,266
[Nava] Nice.
916
00:32:37,266 --> 00:32:39,867
All we have to do
is secure it, add water...
917
00:32:39,867 --> 00:32:40,767
[Nava] Mmm-hmm.
918
00:32:40,767 --> 00:32:42,166
hook up the stove
and the toilet,
919
00:32:42,233 --> 00:32:44,734
and we're off to the races.
920
00:32:48,467 --> 00:32:49,667
We got the pond dug out
921
00:32:49,667 --> 00:32:53,066
and now Be has a crazy idea
of what to do
922
00:32:53,133 --> 00:32:54,867
with this plexiglass
923
00:32:54,867 --> 00:32:56,367
and making it
into a waterfall.
924
00:32:56,433 --> 00:32:58,367
I have no idea
how it's gonna work out,
925
00:32:58,367 --> 00:33:00,166
but we're gonna try it.
926
00:33:00,166 --> 00:33:01,166
[Be] All right, guys.
927
00:33:01,166 --> 00:33:02,867
So if you just take that
and lift it up,
928
00:33:02,867 --> 00:33:05,367
I think we can get it
up here on the roof
929
00:33:05,433 --> 00:33:07,567
and then overhang it
into position.
930
00:33:08,166 --> 00:33:09,066
You okay?
931
00:33:09,066 --> 00:33:10,066
[Nava] You guys are doing
a great job.
932
00:33:10,066 --> 00:33:11,667
[Be] Can you lift up at all?
933
00:33:11,734 --> 00:33:12,867
Up, up.
934
00:33:12,934 --> 00:33:15,467
-[man speaking]
-[Be] Yeah, we got it.
935
00:33:15,467 --> 00:33:17,667
-Okay. It's coming this way...
-Yup.
936
00:33:17,667 --> 00:33:19,367
[Be] with the overhang.
937
00:33:19,367 --> 00:33:21,066
Let's just set it
and see what it looks like
938
00:33:21,066 --> 00:33:22,834
when water flows through it.
939
00:33:23,867 --> 00:33:26,066
What we got here
is a sub pump.
940
00:33:26,066 --> 00:33:28,166
This water was all captured
by the rain.
941
00:33:28,166 --> 00:33:29,667
And now we're gonna take
this water in
942
00:33:29,667 --> 00:33:31,367
and pump it
into our waterfall.
943
00:33:31,367 --> 00:33:33,066
Yeah. There she blows.
944
00:33:33,767 --> 00:33:36,266
It's got some
good pressure too.
945
00:33:36,333 --> 00:33:38,000
All right. Let's hook it up
to the waterfall.
946
00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,567
This has gotta
get mounted proper,
947
00:33:40,634 --> 00:33:43,100
but I just wanna see
what it looks like.
948
00:33:43,100 --> 00:33:44,266
There you go.
949
00:33:45,767 --> 00:33:48,767
Let's see if that gives
the desired effect.
950
00:33:48,834 --> 00:33:50,266
[Nava] Wow, this is amazing.
951
00:33:50,266 --> 00:33:51,467
This is amazing.
952
00:33:51,467 --> 00:33:54,967
After a whole hot summer,
this is gold.
953
00:33:54,967 --> 00:33:55,967
It kinda works, huh?
954
00:33:55,967 --> 00:33:57,367
This is amazing.
955
00:33:57,433 --> 00:33:59,867
We are not celebrating
until the finish line.
956
00:33:59,934 --> 00:34:02,667
[Be] This list is still huge.
957
00:34:02,667 --> 00:34:04,467
And it seems like every time
we check something off,
958
00:34:04,467 --> 00:34:06,467
there's like
another five things.
959
00:34:06,533 --> 00:34:07,667
[Nava] We are almost there.
960
00:34:07,667 --> 00:34:10,066
This is the last stretch
where we have to do
961
00:34:10,066 --> 00:34:12,834
all the finishing touches
to make this build beautiful.
962
00:34:17,066 --> 00:34:19,667
[dramatic music playing]
963
00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:22,567
[Be] The build is finished.
964
00:34:22,634 --> 00:34:25,066
I don't know how to feel.
965
00:34:25,066 --> 00:34:26,567
-Um--
-[laughs] I know.
966
00:34:26,567 --> 00:34:28,266
[Be] It's the beginning
of something
967
00:34:28,266 --> 00:34:30,967
and it's kind
of the end of something.
968
00:34:30,967 --> 00:34:32,367
It's bittersweet.
969
00:34:34,100 --> 00:34:35,667
Our original timeline
was three months,
970
00:34:35,667 --> 00:34:37,767
but it ended up being
a little closer to four.
971
00:34:37,767 --> 00:34:39,567
But that is because we had
a fire,
972
00:34:39,567 --> 00:34:42,367
we had
a 5.7 magnitude earthquake,
973
00:34:42,367 --> 00:34:44,100
and we had a hurricane.
974
00:34:44,100 --> 00:34:45,266
Crazy.
975
00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:48,166
Our original budget
for this was $60,000
976
00:34:48,233 --> 00:34:50,867
and we ended up
being at about that.
977
00:34:50,867 --> 00:34:53,266
We had so many people
come through and help us out
978
00:34:53,333 --> 00:34:54,867
and we are so fortunate
for that.
979
00:34:54,934 --> 00:34:55,667
And I think that's the reason
980
00:34:55,667 --> 00:34:57,467
why we were able
to stay on budget.
981
00:34:57,533 --> 00:35:00,166
My mom is coming today
to see the build.
982
00:35:00,166 --> 00:35:03,166
I really don't know
what her reaction's gonna be.
983
00:35:03,233 --> 00:35:05,100
-Mom.
-Oh, my God!
984
00:35:05,100 --> 00:35:07,233
-[Nava] Miriam, hi!
-Are you serious?
985
00:35:07,500 --> 00:35:08,300
Hi.
986
00:35:09,266 --> 00:35:12,166
-Oh, my God. Honestly--
-You made it.
987
00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:14,066
Aw...
988
00:35:14,066 --> 00:35:16,133
[laughs]
989
00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:20,266
It's amazing.
990
00:35:20,333 --> 00:35:21,367
Thanks for believing me...
991
00:35:21,367 --> 00:35:22,467
In me, Mom.
992
00:35:22,467 --> 00:35:25,433
[dramatic music playing]
993
00:35:29,967 --> 00:35:32,367
What did you see before
versus what did you see now?
994
00:35:32,433 --> 00:35:33,367
-Dirt.
-Okay. [laughs]
995
00:35:33,367 --> 00:35:35,567
Now I see an interesting house
996
00:35:35,567 --> 00:35:39,467
with a lot of light,
openness,
997
00:35:39,467 --> 00:35:41,066
and the water coming down.
998
00:35:41,066 --> 00:35:42,667
Where's the water
coming from?
999
00:35:42,667 --> 00:35:43,867
[Be] There's a waterfall.
1000
00:35:43,867 --> 00:35:45,867
[Miriam] Oh, my God.
1001
00:35:45,867 --> 00:35:48,667
I'm amazed that you did that.
1002
00:35:48,734 --> 00:35:50,000
And this is all the stuff
1003
00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,066
that was laying
around the property.
1004
00:35:52,133 --> 00:35:53,367
-This is all the junk...
-Is that... Is that--
1005
00:35:53,367 --> 00:35:55,066
that I've collecting
that you've been
1006
00:35:55,133 --> 00:35:56,467
yelling at me about.
1007
00:35:56,467 --> 00:35:58,367
You made a home out of it.
1008
00:35:58,367 --> 00:35:59,367
You did it.
1009
00:35:59,433 --> 00:36:01,333
You actually did it.
1010
00:36:02,767 --> 00:36:04,266
[Be] Do you wanna check out
the kitchen?
1011
00:36:04,266 --> 00:36:06,567
Yes. Are you kidding?
Show it to me. I'm...
1012
00:36:06,567 --> 00:36:08,367
-[Be] All right. Mom.
-dying to see it.
1013
00:36:08,367 --> 00:36:11,066
[dramatic music playing]
1014
00:36:11,133 --> 00:36:13,767
[Miriam] Oh, my God,
that's beautiful.
1015
00:36:13,834 --> 00:36:16,634
[dramatic music playing]
1016
00:36:19,367 --> 00:36:22,367
We chose to do
an indoor-outdoor kitchen
1017
00:36:22,367 --> 00:36:23,567
to have a nice breeze
1018
00:36:23,634 --> 00:36:27,467
and just have it really open
and spacious and airy.
1019
00:36:27,467 --> 00:36:29,166
We're completely off-grid.
1020
00:36:29,166 --> 00:36:30,467
We got our biogas here,
1021
00:36:30,533 --> 00:36:32,467
so we're using
our kitchen waste
1022
00:36:32,533 --> 00:36:35,467
to power
our clean cooking stove.
1023
00:36:35,467 --> 00:36:38,066
We're super-insulated
because we're subterranean.
1024
00:36:38,133 --> 00:36:40,567
We have solar
from the very top,
1025
00:36:40,634 --> 00:36:43,967
which feeds the electricity
to these lights.
1026
00:36:44,033 --> 00:36:46,467
It goes
to a portable power bank
1027
00:36:46,533 --> 00:36:48,767
so we can store
our power from the sun.
1028
00:36:48,767 --> 00:36:50,667
And we have
the well water, so.
1029
00:36:50,667 --> 00:36:53,066
We don't have to rely
on anyone or anything.
1030
00:36:53,066 --> 00:36:55,066
And we have a fireman's pole,
so the kids can come down
1031
00:36:55,133 --> 00:36:56,567
from the upstairs
for breakfast.
1032
00:36:56,567 --> 00:36:58,367
[Miriam] Wow, that's amazing.
1033
00:36:58,367 --> 00:36:59,367
[Be] Okay.
1034
00:36:59,367 --> 00:37:01,367
[Miriam] This is so different,
the vibe.
1035
00:37:01,367 --> 00:37:05,066
It's just four corners,
square corners in a room.
1036
00:37:05,066 --> 00:37:09,233
We just wanted to show
what's possible.
1037
00:37:11,166 --> 00:37:16,000
This is the spiral staircase
and it goes up to the pond.
1038
00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:20,066
All the water is up-cycled
and can feed the garden.
1039
00:37:20,767 --> 00:37:22,567
[Miriam] This is beautiful.
1040
00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:27,166
Are you serious?
1041
00:37:27,166 --> 00:37:29,767
This is paradise.
It's gorgeous.
1042
00:37:29,767 --> 00:37:33,567
Water here, water there,
water everywhere.
1043
00:37:33,567 --> 00:37:34,433
[laughs]
1044
00:37:36,867 --> 00:37:40,000
Oh, my God.
That is beautiful.
1045
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:41,266
[gasps]
1046
00:37:41,333 --> 00:37:44,467
So amazing to sit
and do your business here
1047
00:37:44,533 --> 00:37:45,667
and have this in your view.
1048
00:37:45,734 --> 00:37:47,166
[Nava laughs]
1049
00:37:47,166 --> 00:37:48,467
[Be] Most flushing toilets
1050
00:37:48,467 --> 00:37:51,000
use five gallons
of water every flush.
1051
00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,100
This one only uses
a quarter gallon.
1052
00:37:53,100 --> 00:37:56,166
Not only that,
this is the biogas system
1053
00:37:56,166 --> 00:37:59,000
that feeds our hot water
for our shower and bath.
1054
00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:01,266
[Nava] And if you wanna take
a bath--
1055
00:38:01,266 --> 00:38:02,266
[Miriam] Wow.
1056
00:38:02,266 --> 00:38:04,867
Everything is being recycled
and used here
1057
00:38:04,867 --> 00:38:06,166
and now I get it.
1058
00:38:06,166 --> 00:38:08,266
That's amazing.
1059
00:38:08,266 --> 00:38:11,166
Fantastic.
What a great space.
1060
00:38:12,700 --> 00:38:14,000
-You wanna see more?
-Yeah!
1061
00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:15,634
Okay, let's go. [laughs]
1062
00:38:16,967 --> 00:38:18,867
Oh, we have to look
at the floating bed.
1063
00:38:18,867 --> 00:38:20,233
How cool is that?
1064
00:38:21,100 --> 00:38:21,967
[Be] I'll be sleeping
1065
00:38:21,967 --> 00:38:23,567
on the floating bed
right there.
1066
00:38:23,567 --> 00:38:25,567
It turns out a floating bed
is the best way
1067
00:38:25,567 --> 00:38:27,367
to sleep for your body.
1068
00:38:27,433 --> 00:38:29,667
Are these crystals here?
1069
00:38:29,667 --> 00:38:31,867
[Be] Some of them
are glow in the dark.
1070
00:38:31,934 --> 00:38:34,467
There's an amethyst
for family.
1071
00:38:34,467 --> 00:38:36,734
And this is the living roof...
1072
00:38:38,066 --> 00:38:40,266
that insulates
the bottom floor.
1073
00:38:40,266 --> 00:38:43,367
Also, we're able to grow
all our food up here
1074
00:38:43,433 --> 00:38:46,667
and then fertilize it
with the pond water.
1075
00:38:49,367 --> 00:38:50,967
Kids will be staying in here.
1076
00:38:50,967 --> 00:38:53,000
It's kind of like a funhouse.
1077
00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:55,066
[Miriam] Oh, wow!
Look at that.
1078
00:38:55,066 --> 00:38:57,066
It's a whole bedroom
you created here.
1079
00:38:57,066 --> 00:38:58,667
Beautiful.
1080
00:38:58,734 --> 00:39:01,166
[dramatic music playing]
1081
00:39:01,166 --> 00:39:02,767
And the views, wow!
1082
00:39:02,767 --> 00:39:03,967
Yeah.
View is gonna be amazing.
1083
00:39:03,967 --> 00:39:04,967
-They're gonna wake up...
-[Miriam] Wow!
1084
00:39:05,033 --> 00:39:06,066
[Nava] with the sun.
1085
00:39:06,066 --> 00:39:08,634
[Be] And then can shoot down
the fireman's pole.
1086
00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:14,066
[Miriam] You had a vision
and here it is.
1087
00:39:14,066 --> 00:39:15,467
I'm so proud of you.
1088
00:39:19,967 --> 00:39:23,567
[upbeat music playing]
1089
00:39:23,567 --> 00:39:27,066
-Wow.
-Wow. Look at the ceiling.
1090
00:39:27,133 --> 00:39:31,667
I am so happy to be able
to bring the kids up
1091
00:39:31,667 --> 00:39:33,967
to the place and say,
1092
00:39:34,033 --> 00:39:35,967
"Welcome to your new home."
1093
00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:42,066
Y'all are the unicorns
1094
00:39:42,066 --> 00:39:43,667
and this is the cherry
on top.
1095
00:39:43,667 --> 00:39:44,967
[Trace laughs]
1096
00:39:44,967 --> 00:39:46,266
I feel so honored to be able
1097
00:39:46,333 --> 00:39:47,467
to help you build this
for your family.
1098
00:39:47,467 --> 00:39:49,166
[laughs]
1099
00:39:49,166 --> 00:39:51,967
[dramatic music playing]
1100
00:39:52,033 --> 00:39:52,700
[child laughs]