# Stackable Solar Homes This Solar-Powered Home is Specially Designed for the Urban Environment By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2015-09-28 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solarpowered-home References: [fastcoexist](http://www.fastcoexist.com/3050439/this-stackable-solar-house-was-designed-and-built-for-new-york-citys-streets?partner=rss) & [solardecathlon.gov](http://www.solardecathlon.gov/index.html) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-tower-1), 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 Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.2/10 - Popularity: 47% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) > [Eco Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/ecoarchitecture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **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. - **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. - **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. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **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. - **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. - **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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Solar Powered Compact Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/e55000.md) - [Sustainable Solar-Powered Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-wanda.md) - [Self-Sufficient Housing Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ripple.md) - [Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eve-park.md) - [Compact Sustainable Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-cabana.md) - [High-Quality Electric Micro Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cosmic-one-1.md) - [Reinvented Compact Living](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affordable-housing-prototype.md) - [Modular Solar Power Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-solar-power-system.md) - [Climate-Responsive Prefab Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drop-pod.md)