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The
following text and images are by Matthew Coates and Tim Meldrum,
with Brendan Connolly, Ron van der Veen, Kristine Kenney,
Julie Petersen, and Richard Franko, the winning
professional team in the Cradle
to Cradle Home Competition. Click images for larger color
views.
ENERGY is neither
created nor destroyed. It is collected and returned. This
design utilizes passive solar strategies by shielding unwanted
summer sun and absorbing heat from low winter sun through
its thermal mass. Active solar collection provides the main
source of necessary electrical energy. The core extends vertically,
clad with a super-conductive photosynthetic plasma cell skin
that is able to generate 1200% more electrical voltage per
area than contemporary photovoltaics. Building on current
research involving extracted spinach protein, the living skin
is photosynthetic and phototropic. It grows and follows the
path of the sun, generating electricity in excess of single
family needs. Excess power is distributed to neighborhood
homes and street lighting infrastructure.
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