After team Germany’s Darmstadt house took away the prestigious prize at the Solar Decathlon last year, the "Living Light" house is battling it out with 19 other energy efficient, cost-effective, and attractive home designs to make it to the top. Designed by University of Tennessee students, the zero-net energy glass house maximizes transparency and space. The prototype is designed to harvest rainwater and solar energy.
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Inspired by the cantilever barns of Southern Appalachia, the Living Light house is made largely local and standardized materials, which make it structurally so sound that it can travel 500-mile from Knoxville to D.C safely. An automated computer system monitors indoor and outdoor temperatures and humidity levels, while the automated lighting forms smooth transitions from dusk to dark and its color can be manipulated for aesthetic and functional purposes.
Both the home and its furniture are designed to be multifunctional. It features a bed that folds into the wall, lounge chairs that can also be used in the home office and a closing kitchen wall. Partly backed by the Department of Energy and partly by public and private donors, the $400,000 to $450,000 energy-efficient glass house is sure to give a neck-to-neck competition to the other designs.
Via: Tnjn
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