Featuring an energy-saving kitchen and a very efficient recycling toilet system, the future home created by the Tianjin University for Solar Decathlon 2010 will be a zero energy consuming construction. The solar house is supplied with auto-control for maintaining a constant temperature and humidity. The fully solar-powered home, dubbed as Sunflower, was completed this Thursday.
Laying special emphasis on architectonic, exploring suns movement to gather maximum energy, a profusion of passive solar technologies, and finally integrating both active and passive solar systems, the unique house employs these advanced technologies to improve the overall energy and environmental performance of the building. The team members have done great job in developing the aesthetic aspect of the architecture to the fullest.
Via: XinhuaNet