First algae powered building goes up in Hamburg
14 Apr 2013 18:12 #1
by CinnamonGirl
(Phys.org) —A 15-unit apartment building has been constructed in the German city of Hamburg that has 129 algae filled louvered tanks hanging over the exterior of the south-east and south-west sides of the building—making it the first in the world to be powered exclusively by algae. Designed by Arup, SSC Strategic Science Consultants and Splitterwerk Architects, and named the Bio Intelligent Quotient (BIQ) House, the building demonstrates the ability to use algae as a way to heat and cool large buildings.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-04-algae-powe ... g.html#jCp
First algae powered building goes up in Hamburg was created by CinnamonGirl
(Phys.org) —A 15-unit apartment building has been constructed in the German city of Hamburg that has 129 algae filled louvered tanks hanging over the exterior of the south-east and south-west sides of the building—making it the first in the world to be powered exclusively by algae. Designed by Arup, SSC Strategic Science Consultants and Splitterwerk Architects, and named the Bio Intelligent Quotient (BIQ) House, the building demonstrates the ability to use algae as a way to heat and cool large buildings.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-04-algae-powe ... g.html#jCp
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
Time to create page: 0.123 seconds
sponsors
