The future keeps looking extremely green and eco-friendly when it comes to lifestyles. A perfect example would be the FabLab House by IAAC which according to DesignBoom is a 75 m2 house that's suitable for a family of 4 and uses all its resources from the environment.
The FabLab House by IAAC is made completely out of wood and uses the water, wind and sun to create a microclimate throughout the house. What's also very neat is that according to IAAC the house acts like a tree by capturing "entergy with its solar 'leaves' and sends it down to its roots" -- allowing for reusable energy.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Eco-friendly Homes
- Designing homes that use natural resources to create microclimates and generate reusable energy from the sun, wind, and water.
- Green Architecture
- Creating architecture that mimics nature and impacts the environment as little as possible.
- Sustainable Living
- Encouraging and promoting a way of living that utilises natural resources and limits the exploitation of nature.
Where This Applies
- Construction
- Developing and building green homes using materials that have a low impact on the environment.
- Architecture
- Designing homes and buildings that work with nature instead of against it.
- Renewable Energy
- Innovating new ways to harness and reuse energy from sustainable sources such as sun, wind, and water.
