Sustainable Alternative Building - Codes Governed By Greedy Builders

People need to be outraged about insane fees and regulations designed to make builders rich. Take Earthbag home for example, not legal in most places. Here are some excerpts from the blog at the bottom:

"I just cannot comprehend why people have to make this so difficult. What is the point of trying to build an Earthship for next to nothing when they gouge you on fees and fines for stuff we are trying to get away from"?

"Apache county, Arizona wants $1300 for a permit to build anything on any piece of land, with three inspections (before, during, and after, I suppose), and you have to submit professional plans with a “stamp”.

"It seems that the last few places left without building codes are adopting them. I searched Arizona, New Mexico (statewide, and even Taos has them, but they are ‘not enforced’), and Colorado".

Welcome to the United States of America - Home of the free..... Now move to Panama to build your alternative home (or boycott and bankrupt the system)

How to get around building codes and build small, sustainable houses:

http://sustainablebuildingcodes.blogspot.com/

Blog about building regulations written by builders strangling alternative home builders:

http://earthbagbuilding.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/counties-with-few-or-no-building-codes/

For full size map click link:
https://2img.net/r/ihimg/photo/my-images/840/buildingcodes.png/

States shaded green have adopted ASHRAE 90.1-2007/2009 IECC
standards or equivalent. Those shaded in tan have adopted ASHRAE
90.1-2004/2006 IECC or equivalent; and those shaded in blue have
adopted older or less stringent commercial building codes. The
states with no shading have no statewide building code at all.