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Creative Energy Homes: Introduction 

Introduction You see, we should make use of the forces of nature and should obtain all our power in this way. Sunshine is a form of energy, wind and sea ... currents are manifestations of this energy. Do we make use of them? Oh no! We burn forests and coal, like tenants burning down our front door for heating. We live like wild settlers and not as though these resources belong to us. Thomas A.Edison , inventor of the tungsten lightbulb, quoted in 1916 The project is a showcase of innovative state-of-the-art energy efficient homes of the future. Six homes constructed on the University Park will be designed and constructed to various degrees of innovation and flexibility to allow the testing of different aspects of modern methods of construction (mmc) including layout and form, cladding materials, roof structures, foundations, glazing materials, thermal performance, building services systems, sustainable/ renewable energy technologies, lighting systems, acoustics and water supply. The projec   [More...] [Less...]