TEENS MAGAZINE
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<strong>TEENS</strong> <strong>MAGAZINE</strong><br />
ECOGREEN HOUSES!!<br />
Old shipping containers lend<br />
themselves to being recycled and<br />
incorporated into new houses -<br />
they are numerous, relatively<br />
cheap and very durable.<br />
The house pictured above right is<br />
the worldFLEXhome, designed by<br />
Danish architectural firm Arcgency,<br />
and constructed to Active House<br />
standards, using old shipping<br />
containers.<br />
During the construction process,<br />
prefabricated floor and ceiling<br />
panels are shipped to the site<br />
inside the containers while the<br />
outside of the building is clad in a<br />
framework to hold insulation.<br />
The original concept includes:<br />
•solar cells, 30m2 roof facing<br />
south<br />
•A green roof<br />
•Rainwater is collected in<br />
underground storage<br />
•Skylights let in light to the<br />
interior<br />
•The walls are highly insulated<br />
(350mm)<br />
•An interchangable facade system<br />
(bamboo facade pictured)<br />
•The windows facilitate<br />
differentiated light<br />
•The containers are easily<br />
transported as ISO containers<br />
•Heat pump<br />
•Water tank<br />
•Possible to connect to ground<br />
heating<br />
•Energy management system,<br />
tracking energy consumption and<br />
production online.<br />
11/7/2014<br />
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