Luhmenhaus is Virginia Tech’s 2010 entry to the Solar Decathlon Europe competition. It delivers a brighter way to live, literally and figuratively. Lumenhaus uses technology optimally to make the owner’s life simpler, more energy efficient and less expensive. On the edge of responsive architecture, Lumenhaus can operate completely self-sufficiently, responding to environmental changes automatically to balance energy efficiency with user comfort. Lumenhaus is a zero-energy home that is completely powered by the sun. Other sustainable features inside the use of passive energy systems, radiant heating and building materials that are from renewable and/or recyclable sources. I think that sustainable architecture is a great technology with actual potential to improve our use of clean, renewable energy. Realizing that the construction and operation of buildings consume the majority of the world's natural resources and energy, and contribute the bulk of landfill waste, sustainable architecture could be a way to improve the deterioration of our natural and energy resources.
Honestly, I love this concept. The tastefully automated, and useful, functions as well as the integration with the natural world are fantastic. I would absolutely live there. Go Hokies.
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