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pump system that exchanges energy with the
ground. It's a cyclical approach, where we use
the earth as a great big thermal store of en-
ergy to avoid the need for fossil fuels."
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lenge is t o create buildings t hat are net-ze-
ro i n terms of e nergy consumption, w here
they're producing as m uch e nergy as t hey
consume over the span of a year, while a lso
continues."Hypothetically, i t's a building
that could almost be completely disconnect-
ed from the grid."
"To accomplish this, we harness rainwater to
has a living machine in it that cleans up the
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integrated into the facility and the sludge is
used as compost for the gardens themselves.
put into practice what's required for the Liv-
ing Building Challenge."
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nology Laboratoryproject integrates similar
design features with the aim of producing a
Stuart Hood