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Stackable Solar Homes

This Solar-Powered Home is Specially Designed for the Urban Environment

— September 28, 2015 — Eco
Students from the 'New York City College of Technology' recently submitted a proposal for a solar-powered home that is specially designed for the urban environment. While many architects have designed sustainable homes, these buildings often have a suburban or rural allure. This stackable structure is specially designed for growing cities such as New York.

The students call the solar-powered home 'D.U.R.A.,' which stands for "Diverse, Urban, Resilient and Adaptable." The sustainable home features a stackable design that makes it ideal for dense urban environments. The outside of each unit boasts angled solar panels, which are oriented in a way that maximizes the amount of energy they can absorb. The sustainable design means that the house is easy to heat or cool and has a relatively small carbon footprint.

The home's unique design demonstrates that eco-friendly architecture can be adapted to dense urban environments such as New York City.
Trend Themes
1. Stackable Solar Homes - The trend of stackable and urban-focused solar-powered homes presents opportunities for architects and real estate developers to innovate the way buildings are constructed and designed in growing cities.
2. Sustainable Urban Architecture - The trend of sustainable urban architecture presents disruptive innovation opportunities for designers and architects to create structures that are both green and adaptable to small urban spaces.
3. Small Carbon Footprint Homes - The trend of small carbon footprint homes presents potential for manufacturers to develop innovative ways to create homes that can contribute to a more sustainable future for cities.
Industry Implications
1. Architecture and Design - The architecture and design industry can leverage the trend of stackable and urban-focused solar-powered homes to create innovative and adaptable structures to meet growing city demands.
2. Real Estate Development - The real estate development industry can take advantage of the trend of sustainable urban architecture to create eco-friendly and flexible living spaces suitable for small urban areas.
3. Solar Energy Manufacturing - The solar energy manufacturing industry has an opportunity to create innovative and cost-effective solar panels suitable for stackable urban homes with angled surfaces that maximize energy absorption.
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