From snap-together panels to off-the-grid AC, green buildings are now sleek, sharp and more energy efficient than ever. Visit seven eco-dwellings from across the country that use the latest technology to blend into their surroundings. From Wired magazine.
Chesapeake Bay:
Panels stuffed with wires and pipes that are preassembled on a factory floor make high-tech, green building a snap.
Colorado Rockies:
Computer-controlled climate analysis harmonizes this home’s interior with external weather conditions.
Brooklyn:
An industrail building gets a facelift that includes soy-foam and recycled steel.
Los Angeles:
With refrigerator panels for walls, this beach house acts like a giant ice box by preventing serious energy loss.
Austin:
A water-cooled AC system silently cranks up the energy efficiency in the scorching Texas heat.
Manhattan:
A geothermal pump and styrofoam walls bring natural heating to the Big Apple.
Seattle:
An irrigation system fed by rainwater and an insulating rooftop garden take advantage of the Pacific Northwest weather.
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