Gallery: Stunning Zero Plus Energy Lab...
The design for the building was based on a traditional triple-roofed Polynesian design -- a steep sloping roof in the back, a lower sloping roof in the middle, then a covered lanai front. The theory is that all the hot air rises up to the highest point in the roof and escapes out.
Definitely jealous! +_+
The design was by the architects but credit for the conceptual design goes to Dr. Bill Wiecking, who runs the Energy Lab and the computer lab. More details about the Energy Lab are http://www.hpa.edu/energylab and http://www.hpa.edu/energylab/about . Watch the video for more about what he envisions it to be and what it teaches. “We shape our buildings and our buildings shape us.” Note also that if you are on Hawai’i you can go on a tour of the lab.