This house is being built Michael Rea in affiliation with Duncan Price on Britain’s most northerly island of Unst, which will bring obvious benefits to the environment.  The carbon neutral home lowers the carbon footprint by producing its own energy and storing it to heat the home.  They also use this energy to fuel an electric vehicle for transportation.  Food will be grown in hi-tech greenhouses using a hydroponic growing system.

They hope that the zero carbon house will be a useful study vehicle for research, giving students the unique opportunity to view a real eco-house, meet the people who live there, and regularly access the energy usage data that will be updated daily online.  They also hope that they make a small contribution to conserving the environment in which they live for future generations to enjoy.

For more information visit the Zero Carbon House Project web site.