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Brad Pitt Eco Architect
Brad Pitt was busy with his Make it Right foundation after 2005 for the reconstruction of New Orleans after the destruction of Hurricane Katrina. The houses are designed and built in a sustainable manner, with specific requirements: the cost of under $ 150,000, the measures and the footprint (the projects should not exceed 12 meters in width), the elevation of the dwellings and the provision of exits through the roof. Obviously all the buildings in addition to being made with zero-impact materia...
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The Garden House by Luis de Garrido
Green box, designed by Luis de Garrido for the International Trade Fair for Construction Project of Qatar 2009, is proposed as an architectural structure is completely flexible, built on a modular and therefore easy to assemble and easily transformable. Thanks to its bioclimatic design and its excellent use of geothermal energy and solar energy has a zero, and its most unique feature is the lawn that covers it, serving as a continuation of the surrounding soil, and continuing in the inner patio....
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Eco Friendly House at Malibu
Lies on the hills of Malibu the house was designed by Kanner Architect has using of innovative construction techniques and made from environmentally (Eco) friendly materials and recycled. The house has an unusual geometry and grows vertically upright on a hill in Malibu, California, offering a wonderful view of the Pacific Ocean. This house has an area of 3,300 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and is equipped with large bright windows protected which limit the need for artificial lighting...
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Solar Decathlon Europe: Two French Teams Selected
The Solar Decathlon is an international competition open to universities and organized every two years in Washington by the U.S. Department of Energy. Objective: to build a home solar energy positive. A European edition of this prestigious event will be held for the first time this year in Madrid. Two French teams have been selected. For the first time, the Polytechnic University of Madrid with the Spanish Ministry of Housing offers a European edition of Solar Decathlon. This event is organized ...
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The Glass House by Werner Sobek
The glass house, designed and built by the German architect Werner Sobek, and currently inhabited by him and his family, is a four-storey building completely recyclable, emission-free and self-sufficient in energy needs. The electricity needed is produced by solar panels, and the whole system is controlled via telephone or computer from anywhere, in anticipation of the house home automation applications. The sun’s heat is absorbed by the panels filled with water on the ceiling and turned i...
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Bioclimatic House
Save energy today is a duty, as one who builds a house effect for generations. In addition, measures aimed at energy savings can be realized only with a high commitment from the financial point of view and constructive. In all play an important role in the overall assessment of energy consumption in the home and its control. Bioclimatic House What is the certificate Climate House? The certificate Climate House inform the consumer through a simplified presentation about the energy needs of a ho...
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