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The Ecologist - 04/03/10



This gallery of images shows a prototype solar powered, zero carbon house designed by students at Nottingham University

What would a modern, super-efficient, solar powered family home of the future look like?

Anyone visiting Ecobuild, the world's biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment at Earl's Court in London this week had the chance to explore just such a house.

Known as the Nottingham H.O.U.S.E (Home Optimising the Use of Solar Energy), it was designed and built by students from the Department of the Built Environment at the University of Nottingham.

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emordnilap wrote:Shame you need a warehouse to put it in.