Sun-Powered Bambu House Sprouts at Solar Decathlon Europe

Tonji
University Shanghai’s Bambu House at the European
Solar Decathlon is a beautiful sun-powered abode inspired by
nature. It has two elegant sloping roofs and is almost entirely
constructed from bamboo. Its impressive solar
array generates 9 kilowatts of electricity which powers its one
bedroom, one living room layout. We love how the house combines
traditional Chinese architecture with state of
the art technology — it has temperature
and humidity control systems, high-level thermal insulation systems,
and a bamboo enclosed garden.

Tonji University’s team has 20 members and is composed of doctors,
postgraduates, and undergraduate students who range across many
disciplines — from architecture and urban planning to energy
development. They hope that their solar-powered
house can help promote their forward-thinking ideas about renewable energy use in
residential urban areas. The team has spent six months designing and
constructing the house from scratch and they are hoping their hard work
will pay off. Structurally, the house is strongly influenced by
traditional Chinese architecture but with a tinge of the efficient look
of contemporary architecture.

The Solar Decathlon Europe
kicked off with a bang today and Inhabitat is on the scene to provide a
first peek at the amazing sun-powered architecture
on display. The European Solar Decathlon is the sister of the US Solar
Decthalon — which we
covered in Washington DC this past October — and was organized in a
partnership between Government of Spain’s Ministry of Housing and the
United States Government. The decathlon is taking place all through next
week in Madrid, so stay tuned to Inhabitat as we bring you a front seat
view of all the action!

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