For the past 16 years, Hilaire Purbrick of Brighton, East Sussex has practiced living an eco lifestyle in his eco friendly home. Only, it’s not what you would call a traditional eco-friendly home: it’s actually a 7-foot wide cave that he dug on his own land. And he’s very happy living there, despite talk from the town.

Some groups, like the Brighton and Cove City Council, have tried everything to get Purbrick evicted from the home, like claiming that he sold homegrown vegetables illegally to local residents, and that he was keeping chickens and bees without permission.  These claims were fought hard by Purbrick, but it looks like he has officially lost his fight this year.

The fight for rights

The East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service finally found a way to shut down Purbrick’s eco friendly home. They declared it “unsafe” because it didn’t have a fire exit, and they believe that it could collapse at any time.

Purbrick will take his case to the highest European courts to salvage his eco friendly home, but even the courts think that his is a lost cause.  What do you think?

You can check out another eco friendly home at our blog post titled Beer Bottles Used in China for Solar Power.

Source: Telegraph.co.uk