Abstract
This chapter discusses bioshelters and their implications for lifestyle. It is timely that, concurrent with a growing public awareness of environmental and energy issues spurred by the recent controversies over the Concorde and nuclear power, this year will see further realization of the bioshelter, a combined architectural and biological strategy that has until at present remained largely within the province of theory. Bioshelter refers to a structure that is autonomous, or semiautonomous, in relation to its environment. Beyond shelter, it provides its own heating and cooling requirements, its own electricity for lighting and appliances, the recycling of wastes, in some cases collection of water, and finally, the growing of a substantial proportion of the food requirements of the occupants. As the various elements comprising the bioshelter can be modified by the dictates of the specific locale, they are also suited for application on a broader scale than an autonomous rural dwelling or village setting.
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