Finalists revealed in competition to find homes of the future
The Home of 2030 competition encourages the design of environmentally friendly homes that support people in leading independent, fulfilling lives as our society ages.
- Six finalists announced in competition to find the leading design for the low-carbon, age-friendly homes of the future
- Boost for low-carbon, modern home manufacturing as warranty providers work on shared standard for homes built using modern methods of construction
- Announcement follows overhaul of the planning system to deliver tree-lined streets and environmentally sustainable homes.
One of the six expects us to feed ourselves via the local pond.
changebuilding with Perpendicular Architecture,
Humblebee, ECOSystems Technologies and Arup: Homes that seek to reduce carbon emissions and social interaction, including through food grown in communal spaces and areas such as ponds to promote biodiversity.
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Duckweed, anyone?
Interesting that social interaction is now something to be limited. That wasn't a thing before Corona. Maybe homes of the future should have dozens of spare unused rooms with emergency medical equipment.
There’s always Quorn.
That's what they mean by pond life..........
Down in Havant, Hants, on the southern approach road from the main A27, there is a lot of watercress growing freely all over the place in the stream.
But you can't eat it as it will kill you...
Life as an extrovert would be tough in the absence of social interactions
Michael is that because of trace poisons? Mind you, I would not be keen on eating cress gathered from a metalled road
Graeme, I don't know why, but I assume that because the stream runs through the town, it will probably be infected by strains of supermarket trolleys, fag ends and Stella cans...
The road does indeed have the usual McDonalds wrappers and cheap fag packets, plus some other detritus, not normally associated with pleasant living...
Here, safely in 'The Turrets', I actually grow 'Land cress' or American cress, which tastes the same and doesn't need flowing water!
So this is Arthur Fallowfield, signing off, and don't forget to water your cucumbers this foine wevver...
Sam - they come across as easily monitored too, almost like open prisons.
James - weird stuff Quorn, tried it but wondered why afterwards.
Wiggia - but promoting it seems a little dodgy.
Scrobs - I wouldn't eat anything growing near a busy road. Probably better than it was since lead in petrol was phased out but roads generate all kinds of pollutants.
Graeme - maybe extroverts could become online virtual extroverts.
I have seen in far east country small hamlets have a village pond with the loo at the end of a pier leading to pond centre. I presume there were fish in the pond.
I have also read about similar facilities over pig styes.
Excellent recycling.
Doonhamer - something would probably grow in a pond like that if the oxygen levels were not too low. Crapfish perhaps?
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