This beautiful home has a sophisticated technology from the design house that has won the 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe, Lumenhaus designed by Virginia Tech’s School of Architecture + Design, located in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States is a net zero home beautiful solar-powered with a focus on design architecture (interesting), energy efficiency (convenience), marketing (affordable) and sustainability (green building design Eco-friendly)
which is designed to restore the ideals of solar energy by integrating the latest technology and architectural techniques such as shades “Eclipsys’ and insulation panels self-deployed to respond according to weather conditions.
Building LUMENHAUS as zero-energy home beautiful and energy efficient solar homes are powered by the sun, and also incorporate passive energy systems, radiant heating, and renewable sources and / or recycled. Solar Decathlon house is designed for spatial clarity, integrity of materials, light quality and energy performance so as not to sacrifice the convenience of users.
Design decisions and material selection aims to reduce indoor pollution, minimize global warming, reduce waste, including recycled content, low embodied energy represented in the making and harvesting, destruction of habitat boundaries, and to quickly update the resource. Sustainable home design emphasizes integrity and durability. Choice of materials and components are based on the basic requirements of environmental conservation and using energy, and longevity of each product.
