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fastcompany:

Guess who thought up this portable wooden house that is self-powered and completely off the grid? An advertising agency.

The home is powered mainly by an organic photovoltaic film on the structure and by the Nissan Leaf electric car (acting as a generator), which generates 24 kW per hour. The designers believe that these two power sources combined can provide all the energy the house might need.

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Neat idea! Now make it affordable to purchase/construct, and you’ve got a fantastic business!
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  I like the idea of architecture by someone other than an architect. It gives perspective, a new approach, an alternative...
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  Let me get this straight… it’s innovative AND off the grid? And here I thought those two were mutually exclusive.
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  Neat idea! Now make it affordable to purchase/construct, and you’ve got a fantastic business!
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  If only I had the Nissan leaf
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