# Ultra-Green Hives The FabLab House by IAAC is Extremely Environmental By Zoe Badley | Published 2010-06-21 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fablab-house-by-iaac References: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/10612/fab-lab-house-construction-complete.html) & [fablabhouse](http://www.fablabhouse.com/en) The future keeps looking extremely green and eco-friendly when it comes to lifestyles. A perfect example would be the FabLab House by [IAAC](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moca-home) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-clt-house) 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'](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leaf-house-1) and sends it down to its roots" -- allowing for reusable energy. Photo Credits: ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.6/10 - Popularity: 82% | Activity: 79% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### 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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Compact Sustainable Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-cabana.md) - [Solar Powered Compact Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/e55000.md) - [Compact Modular Forest Cabins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-house.md) - [Off-Grid Self-Sufficient Island Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/earth-house.md) - [Climate-Responsive Prefab Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drop-pod.md) - [Sustainable Cubic Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/appels-architekten.md) - [Two-Person Wooden Dwellings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moca-home.md) - [Dark-Green Minimal Cabins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scalar-architecture.md) - [Nature-Rooted Family Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/haus-am-lagnesberg.md)