Grass on the Roof

Year Published: 1979

Creator: underground-space-center-university-of-minnesota-control-data-corporation

Description: "Grass on the Roof" features a character named Mortimer who learns about his late aunt Emma's unconventional earth-sheltered house. The conversation reveals the benefits of living in such a home, including energy efficiency, comfort, and protection from extreme weather. Mortimer explores the house with his aunt's spirit, discovering its unique features and the history behind earth-sheltered architecture. #EarthShelteredHousing #HomeDesign #SustainableLiving Earth-sheltered housing offers an attractive and environmentally beneficial means of combating the ever-increasing costs of energy. This dramatized documentary introduces the concepts and techniques of earth sheltering through the eyes of Mortimer, who inherits an earth-sheltered house from his Aunt Emma. Emma's ghost takes him on a U.S. wide tour of earth-sheltered residential and commercial structures via special effects and on-location shooting. As Mortimer discovers the unexpected comforts and efficiencies of earth-sheltered housing, Emma spirits herself away to pursue cosmic retirement and Mortimer abandons forever his misconceptions about "living underground."

Complete Record: "Grass on the Roof" features a character named Mortimer who learns about his late aunt Emma's unconventional earth-sheltered house. The conversation reveals the benefits of living in such a home, including energy efficiency, comfort, and protection from extreme weather. Mortimer explores the house with his aunt's spirit, discovering its unique features and the history behind earth-sheltered architecture. #EarthShelteredHousing #HomeDesign #SustainableLiving

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Earth-sheltered housing offers an attractive and environmentally beneficial means of combating the ever-increasing costs of energy. This dramatized documentary introduces the concepts and techniques of earth sheltering through the eyes of Mortimer, who inherits an earth-sheltered house from his Aunt Emma. Emma's ghost takes him on a U.S. wide tour of earth-sheltered residential and commercial structures via special effects and on-location shooting. As Mortimer discovers the unexpected comforts and efficiencies of earth-sheltered housing, Emma spirits herself away to pursue cosmic retirement and Mortimer abandons forever his misconceptions about "living underground."