I wasn’t actively looking for an earth-bermed home when I stumbled upon the property that would become our home, but my husband and I were searching for something that would allow us to live more ...

If it's good enough for Bill Gates....The Microsoft founder and his wife, Melinda, live in a 66,000-sqaure-foot house in Medina, Washington. The value of the house, built in the Pacific Lodge style, ...

Aug. 4—WABASHA, Minn. — On a Wabasha property, the hills are alive with wildflowers — and a home built into the earth. Missy Klucas dreamed of the home in a "Sound of Music" moment. She turned a walk ...

So-called “earth shelters,” also known as earth-bermed houses, are sustainable, energy-efficient dwellings that are partially buried in soil, similar to the Hobbit houses in the Lord of the Rings ...