Currently the design team is hard at work resolving technical details, such as how to adequately aerate the compost, control moisture, and mitigate odors. They hope to build a fully-composting prototype soon. Bakoko forsees the structure best suited as a resting point in large urban parks, community gardens, or even serving as an outdoor cafe – “anywhere that generates a continuous supply of organic waste for fuel.”
That is incredibly ingeneous, if a little labour intensive. I wonder if you have to top up each compartment everyday in the middle of winter? It is a very beautiful idea.
“technical details” as in, they haven’t actually considered any part of its actual function yet.
People actually doing this: check out the Brown Mound in Vermont
http://www.vtcommons.org/blog/2009/10/02/energy-optimist-brown-mound-composting-heat-system-working-see-making-video
i love how it looks like a spaceship!
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