# Egg Shaped Eco Abodes Daihai Fei Builds a Sustainable Mobile Home in Beijing By Michael Hines | Published 2010-12-05 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daihai-fei References: [ecofriend.org](http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/chinese-student-creates-a-small-solar-powered-egg-house/) & [odditycentral](http://www.odditycentral.com/news/chinese-student-builds-sustainable-egg-house.html) Struggling college students could really learn a thing or two from Daihai Fei. The recent college grad discovered that rent prices in Beijing were more than he could afford. Instead of moving away from the city or becoming homeless, he decided to build his own [mobile home](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vagabond-haven-evergreen). Daihai Fei's home is an shaped like an egg and is [self-sustaining](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daria-sheina). A [solar panel on the roof](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-wanda) provides power for his reading lamp, and the abode is spacious enough for a small bed and bookshelf. Daihai Fei spent only $960 building his home, which he has smartly parked right across the street from his workplace. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 81% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) > [Eco Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/ecoarchitecture) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Affordable Housing:** Daihai Fei's mobile home serves as a testament to the potential of affordable, self-built housing options. - **Sustainable Living:** The eco-friendly features of Daihai Fei's mobile home showcase the growing trend towards sustainable living and architecture. - **Urban Mobility:** Daihai Fei's mobile home highlights the need for more innovative, adaptable and affordable urban mobility solutions in increasingly crowded cities. ### Who This Affects Most - **Construction:** The construction industry may benefit from focusing on the development of affordable, eco-friendly housing options, especially in urban areas. - **Renewable Energy:** The increasing interest in sustainable living and architecture provides an opportunity for the renewable energy industry to innovate and expand their offerings of affordable and efficient solutions. - **Urban Planning:** The growing need for innovative and adaptable urban mobility solutions presents an opportunity for the urban planning industry to focus on the development of comprehensive city plans aimed at reducing overcrowding and improving quality of life in urban areas. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Next-Generation Egg-Shaped Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecocapsule-nextgen.md) - [Portable Wheel-Based Green Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-house-of-wheels.md) - [Bohemian Mobile Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-birdy.md) - [Eco‑tiny Sanctuarys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tign-tiny-homes.md) - [Ultra-Efficient Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hirondelle-tiny-house.md) - [Reinvented Compact Living](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affordable-housing-prototype.md) - [Compact Sustainable Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-cabana.md) - [Two-Person Wooden Dwellings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moca-home.md) - [Singular Person Foldable Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-baby-box.md)