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Building design innovations? - Kapohocat - 04-13-2011
http://www.solar.hawaii.edu/
Check out Team Hawaii's futuristic designs! Kinda fun to see what the future might hold in store!!
RE: Building design innovations? - Peter Epperson - 04-13-2011
If that was my house I would sleep outside every night. That looks horrifying!
RE: Building design innovations? - Carey - 04-13-2011
My question is in the sustainable materials selection.... not sure how Fiber Reinenforced Polymer (FRP) & triple pane glass fulfills "Select sustainable and durable materials produced in the tropics"
It is innovative, but does look like living in a jet engine to me...
RE: Building design innovations? - Kapohocat - 04-14-2011
LOL.... I do love to see what the "kids" are coming up with at design schools. One of my favorite things used to be to go to Parson's for the end of the year project presentations. Some of the items were really cool and some were in the "what were they thinking?" category.
Pete, I agree this may not be my cup of tea either... but I love how they think totally out of the box.
This particular contest is for solar designs.
RE: Building design innovations? - David M - 04-14-2011
Permitting and inspections might be interesting.
David
Ninole Resident
RE: Building design innovations? - EightFingers - 04-15-2011
Anyone remember the show "Time Tunnel"?
RE: Building design innovations? - mac nut - 04-15-2011
The term "wind tunnel" comes to mind!
Mac nut