Zero House- collects its own energy, water and waste processes

[Ichingcarpenter]

Ever dreamed of owning a completely self-sufficient home that produces its own energy, water, and is completely customizable? New York architect Scott Specht has the answer to all of our zero-energy prefab dreams with the new ZeroHouse™. This completely self-sustaining prefabricated house generates its own power, collects its own water, processes its own waste and is 100% automatic. Versatile, durable and site-sensitive, ZeroHouse can be erected in almost any location in one day with steel frame components and a helical-anchor foundation system that requires no excavation.

High-efficiency solar panels produce power which is then stored by a battery to provide up to a week of power should the sun ever be devoid of enthusiasm. Triple glazing and low-e heat-mirror glass enable the windows to be large without affecting heat levels. Exterior doors are also insulated to further stabilize the house’s temperature.

The robust components enable the building to be used in a variety of remote and hostile locations: places unsuitable for more conventional structures, such as in 10 feet of water of slopes of up to 35 degrees. The house’s tubular steel frame means it can withstand winds of up to 140 mph, despite having foundations that only touch the ground at four points to offer minimum site disturbance.

Such is the nature of future-thinking designs, it’s no surprise to find it comes equipped with sensors that talk to the user’s PC for straightforward(ish) climate control. Programmable, long-life low-energy LED lighting is built into the walls and ceilings to further improve the design’s sustainable aesthetic.



http://www.zerohouse.net/

[Birthmark]

1. Looks good.

But at $350k...maybe not.

[pleah]

2. That is really cool!

:thumbsup:

[roguevalley]

3. I want one. :)

[NNadir]

5. These sort of things always generate this consumer response.

It's sort of like the Maine solar house, which has consumed more energy on self promotion than it has produced.

We're like Pavlov's dogs now. Throw a little marketing our way and we say "I want..."

[kestrel91316]

6. Iiiiiiiiiit'sssss baaaaaack......

http://members.tripod.com/~NASCARULZ/ozmelting.html

"I'm MELLLTTTTTINGGGGGGG!!!1!!11!!!!"

[NNadir]

7. Oh look, biomass!!!!!!!!!!! We're saved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have always thought of the anti-nuke "renewables will save us" as a having a sort of "Wizard of Oz," approach to energy.

"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."

What a wonderful metaphor for the dangerous fossil fuel industry for which the anti-nuke cult, with Royal Dutch Shell "consultants" like Amory Lovins, does so much apologetics!

In effect, the anti-nuke cult has always thrived on contrived fantasy, and this at the expense of humanity. It is why the anti-nuke cult has the moral standing of a moldy strawberry, not that I wish to imply that I wish to insult moldy strawberries by the comparison.

I'm sure, of course, that these little closed "everything contained in my little closed system" libertarian plastic junk game houses are all over Sepulveda, replete with desalination units using solar pumped water from LA Harbor. This realistic solution to the car cult sensibilities of Sepulvedans enabled the car cult denizens to restore Lake Owens.

[pleah]

4. It is really cool, but does one really exist? So far my

better half and I have not been able to find any existence of this structure!
:shrug: