Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has released a few details about the "Zero Emission House," a state-of-the-art green home under construction at the site of the upcoming Hokkaido Toyako G8 Summit, where environmental issues will be high on the agenda.
Incorporating the latest in sustainable building technology, the 280-square-meter (3,000 sq ft) Japanese-style home is designed to have a small carbon footprint. A 14.5-kilowatt solar array and a small 1-kilowatt wind generator provide power to the home, which is equipped with next-generation energy-saving appliances, thermal insulation glass, vacuum insulated panels and a green roof. The interior is illuminated by a system of light ducts and OLED lamps.
Honda's Asimo humanoid robot -- whose exact carbon footprint size is unknown -- will be on hand to serve tea to guests, who are welcome to test-drive the electric vehicles in the driveway and soak their feet in the fuel cell-powered foot bath.
Construction of the 200 million yen ($2 million) home is scheduled for completion at the end of June, at which time it will be unveiled to the foreign press. After the summit, plans are to transport the house to another location, where it will be opened to the general public.
[Source: METI]
Granny
hey Edo, do you know something about the impact of solar panels building process? on how many production industry backward degrees this house is sustainable?
tnx
[]CriticalThinker
When I see the houses in Japan which are most of the time very very very badly insulated, I can't help but think "yeah, nice, in a hundred years maybe!"
[]Joseph Zarycki
That's great! Let me just write my $2,000,000 check from my bank account and I'll live there too. Better yet, just have governemnt tax my neighbor and then give me the house. I would gladly live there.
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