Friday 8 May 2009

Habitat 2020, The Eco-Architecture

Habitat 2020

As you probably realize, eco-architecture is not a new element, and it consists of carefully designed projects, using green materials and an eco-friendly look. The latest project based on such techniques is Habitat 2020, an urban megalopolis concept that aims to develop a sustainable housing system.

Habitat 2020

The China-based construction will blend biochemical functionalities and electronics with the materials, that are supposed to act as a membrane and harness energy. The membrane will separate the habitat from the exterio, and will absorb vital factors such as air, light and water and transit them to the interior.

Habitat 2020

The skin will move in the best position to get as much sunlight as possible, to increase the efficiency of the energy absorbing process and solve the need for electricity. With Philips as its designers, the system has covered all the needs of its future residents.

Habitat 2020

Even the air and wind are perfectly controlled and integrated into a natural air-conditioning system, which will also clean the building of the exhaled CO2. The membrane will not be affected by the rain, furthermore, it will use it, and channel the water inside. Another important element from this superstructure’s design is that the organic waste will be converted into biogas energy, used for domestic purposes.


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