Bright-Red U-Shaped Salburua Social Housing Sells Excess Energy in Spain

These bright-red <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/social-housing/">social housing units</a> in Salburua are not only super cheerful, but they also produce far more energy than they need to run. One 20-storey tower peers over the remaining u-shaped complex, which boasts a whopping 242 affordable apartments. <a href="http://www.acxt.es/index.html">Designed by ACXT</a>, the building is centered around a green atrium and features numerous innovations that not only produce energy that can be sold back to the grid, but also slashes electricity bills to a mere pittance.

ACXT designed a bright red social housing complex in Spain

Each apartment is positioned for maximum solar gain

Private areas overlook a central green park

A continuous ventilation system circulates air efficiently

A co-generation plant captures heat from cooling of exhaust and motor fumes

Any excess energy is sold back to the grid

The bright red color is designed to demonstrate the importance of all of Spain's people - regardless of their income bracket

Electricity bills in all 242 units are scandalously low!