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Finland Unveils Ultra-Efficient Energy Positive Solar Decathlon House

02/23/2011
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  • Team Finland - Luuku House
    Things are heating up in the 2010 European Solar Decathlon as Team Finland has unveiled a beautiful net-zero home designed for cold climates with little access to the sun. That means that when the team's home is up and running in Madrid, which gets plenty of sun, their home will turn into a energy generating machine, creating more energy than it uses. Named Luukku, which is Finnish for "hatch", Team Finland's entry was inspired by traditional Finnish architecture and centered almost completely around the use of timber....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/finland-unveils-ultra-efficient-energy-positive-solar-decathlon-house/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Team Finland - Luuku House
    Things are heating up in the 2010 European Solar Decathlon as Team Finland has unveiled a beautiful net-zero home designed for cold climates with little access to the sun. That means that when the team's home is up and running in Madrid, which gets plenty of sun, their home will turn into a energy generating machine, creating more energy than it uses. Named Luukku, which is Finnish for "hatch", Team Finland's entry was inspired by traditional Finnish architecture and centered almost completely around the use of timber....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/finland-unveils-ultra-efficient-energy-positive-solar-decathlon-house/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Team Finland - Luuku House
    Things are heating up in the 2010 European Solar Decathlon as Team Finland has unveiled a beautiful net-zero home designed for cold climates with little access to the sun. That means that when the team's home is up and running in Madrid, which gets plenty of sun, their home will turn into a energy generating machine, creating more energy than it uses. Named Luukku, which is Finnish for "hatch", Team Finland's entry was inspired by traditional Finnish architecture and centered almost completely around the use of timber....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/finland-unveils-ultra-efficient-energy-positive-solar-decathlon-house/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Team Finland - Luuku House
    Things are heating up in the 2010 European Solar Decathlon as Team Finland has unveiled a beautiful net-zero home designed for cold climates with little access to the sun. That means that when the team's home is up and running in Madrid, which gets plenty of sun, their home will turn into a energy generating machine, creating more energy than it uses. Named Luukku, which is Finnish for "hatch", Team Finland's entry was inspired by traditional Finnish architecture and centered almost completely around the use of timber....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/finland-unveils-ultra-efficient-energy-positive-solar-decathlon-house/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Team Finland - Luuku House
    Things are heating up in the 2010 European Solar Decathlon as Team Finland has unveiled a beautiful net-zero home designed for cold climates with little access to the sun. That means that when the team's home is up and running in Madrid, which gets plenty of sun, their home will turn into a energy generating machine, creating more energy than it uses. Named Luukku, which is Finnish for "hatch", Team Finland's entry was inspired by traditional Finnish architecture and centered almost completely around the use of timber....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/finland-unveils-ultra-efficient-energy-positive-solar-decathlon-house/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Team Finland - Luuku House
    Things are heating up in the 2010 European Solar Decathlon as Team Finland has unveiled a beautiful net-zero home designed for cold climates with little access to the sun. That means that when the team's home is up and running in Madrid, which gets plenty of sun, their home will turn into a energy generating machine, creating more energy than it uses. Named Luukku, which is Finnish for "hatch", Team Finland's entry was inspired by traditional Finnish architecture and centered almost completely around the use of timber....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/finland-unveils-ultra-efficient-energy-positive-solar-decathlon-house/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Team Finland - Luuku House
    Things are heating up in the 2010 European Solar Decathlon as Team Finland has unveiled a beautiful net-zero home designed for cold climates with little access to the sun. That means that when the team's home is up and running in Madrid, which gets plenty of sun, their home will turn into a energy generating machine, creating more energy than it uses. Named Luukku, which is Finnish for "hatch", Team Finland's entry was inspired by traditional Finnish architecture and centered almost completely around the use of timber....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/finland-unveils-ultra-efficient-energy-positive-solar-decathlon-house/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Team Finland - Luuku House

Things are heating up in the 2010 European Solar Decathlon as Team Finland has unveiled a beautiful net-zero home designed for cold climates with little access to the sun. That means that when the team's home is up and running in Madrid, which gets plenty of sun, their home will turn into a energy generating machine, creating more energy than it uses. Named Luukku, which is Finnish for "hatch", Team Finland's entry was inspired by traditional Finnish architecture and centered almost completely around the use of timber....

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