Wilson House by Breathe Architects
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 09.27.07
I fell in love with this model of Martin Liefhebber's Wilson House at the Cambridge Galleries booth at IIDEX/Neocon. Owner John Wilson writes about sustainable living and conducts tours of the house; more information ::here
Features:
Higher insulation values of R50-60 for walls
Straw Bale Construction, breathing walls
Sahara architecture, natural cooling
Smart windows, high R values
Natural lighting, low energy lighting
Natural, renewable, non-toxic materials
Engineered passive solar design and orientation
Green roof, natural cooling system
No furnace!
Integrated solar hot water
Highly integrated solar / wind renewable energy systems, electricity grid inter-tie
Composting integration
Organic vegetable garden
Martin Liefhebber and Breathe Architect Inc. "is a unique architectural firm fusing expertise from a variety of interrelated disciplines to develop affordable and environmentally sensitive manifestations." ::Breathe Architects
That model is crying out for some tiny goats to be added onto the green roof.
Then it would be just like that previous Treehugger post with the real goats.
Except that THESE goats would be really hip and modern. Especially if you added them to the actual house.
Home fire safety using photoluminescent egress markers would make this lovely sustainable home safer. Don't fall victim to costly seconds of confusing, disorienting panic.
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