{"id":857,"date":"2020-10-21T15:07:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T15:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/?page_id=857"},"modified":"2020-10-21T15:07:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T15:07:07","slug":"house58","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/house58","title":{"rendered":"A different way to build a house #58 \u2013 Virginia Tech\u2019s LumenHaus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Virginia Tech&#8217;s LumenHaus uses the sun&#8217;s light in several different ways. It provides light and passive heating inside the home, powers solar panels on the home and helps plants grow to recycle greywater:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com\/2010\/09\/09\/this-new-house\/\">This New House<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The key is to use smart planning and technological advances to not merely adapt the home, but rethink its most basic design and function. To demonstrate what such a house might look like, our team of professors and students at Virginia Tech designed and built Lumenhaus. With functional spaces and a modest size that allows for efficient energy use, Lumenhaus won the 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe, a competition that brought together 17 college teams from around the world in Madrid.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The house has a number of innovative features. An introduction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LUMENHAUS - A brighter way.  Everyday.\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1OSrTKklGOI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Solar Decathlon 2009: Virginia Tech, USA\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jTLSd6QcX7M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2009 Solar Decathlon - House Tour of Virginia Tech\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rcfAk10XobE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Virginia Tech: Lumenhaus Kitchen\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3iCU091Ufsg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving the house:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Virginia Tech: Lumenhaus - Innovation Rewarded\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g70b13SEiy4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The house is on the smaller side &#8211; 800 square feet. You can find photos and a floor plan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inhabitat.com\/2009\/08\/21\/lumenhaus-virginia-techs-smart-solar-house\/\">Here<\/a>. The official website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lumenhaus.com\/eu\/\">Lumenhaus<\/a>. 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