LAVA’s Green-Roofed Prefab is the Ultimate Classroom of the Future

Australia-based designers <a href="http://l-a-v-a.asia/projects/classroom-of-the-future/">LAVA</a> have conceived of the ultimate classroom of the future - a high-tech prefab structure that has a green roof and a host of other sustainable features. Turning its back on the notion that classrooms should be static places dominated by the teacher, this striking <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power">solar-powered design</a> is completely adaptable to different functions and operates in flexible clusters that can be adjusted depending on the size and needs of each classroom. Remarkably self-sufficient even in arid environments, it is also decked out with all the latest communication technology.

Australia-based designer LAVA have designed the ultimate classroom of the future

The prefab structure has a green roof that mitigates excess solar gain

The classroom is powered by thin PV cells

A rainwater harvesting system creates water security even in an arid environment

Reserve water is used for evaporative cooling during peak loads

Ground pipes cool the classroom and improve thermal massing