Casa em Movimento by University of Porto

Portugal’s Casa em Movimento Solar Decathlon Home is Completely Wrapped in Photovoltaic Panels

08/07/2012

Casa em Movimento by University of Porto

Architecture students from universities across Europe and even Egypt are putting the final touches on their <a href="http://inhabitat.com/solar-decathlon/">Solar Decathlon</a> 2012 projects, and we're excited to profile the Casa em Movimento from the University of Porto in Portugal. A groundbreaking <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tetrans-eco-friendly-modular-cubes-can-be-arranged-into-almost-design/">modular home for contemporary families</a>, CEM is clad in a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/breaking-solar-power-breakthrough-could-render-solar-cells-obsolete/">suite of photovoltaic panels</a> that track the sun as it makes its way across the sky each day, producing far more energy than it actually needs.

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Casa em Movimento by University of Porto

The facade of this house moves as the sun makes its way across the sky

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Casa em Movimento by University of Porto

The interior materials used have their own insulating materials

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Casa em Movimento by University of Porto

The house produces more energy than it can use

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Casa em Movimento by University of Porto

The surplus energy charges the family EVs and is fed back into the national grid

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Casa em Movimento by University of Porto

A reflecting pool outside manages the bioclimate

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Casa em Movimento by University of Porto

Permeable pavements outside control rainwater runoff

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Architecture students from universities across Europe and even Egypt are putting the final touches on their Solar Decathlon 2012 projects, and we're excited to profile the Casa em Movimento from the University of Porto in Portugal. A groundbreaking modular home for contemporary families, CEM is clad in a suite of photovoltaic panels that track the sun as it makes its way across the sky each day, producing far more energy than it actually needs.

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