World’s First Algae-Powered Building by Splitterwerk Architects Opens in Germany

We’ve all heard about <a title="IKEA Announces Plan to Become 100% Energy-Neutral by 2020 Read more: IKEA Announces Plan to Become 100% Energy-Neutral by 2020 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building" href="https://inhabitat.com/ikea-announces-plans-to-become-100-energy-neutral-by-2020/">buildings powered by solar</a> or <a title="Windstrument Wind Turbine Provides Renewable Energy With its Orchid-like Design Read more: Windstrument Wind Turbine Provides Renewable Energy With its Orchid-like Design | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building " href="https://inhabitat.com/the-windstrument-wind-turbine-provides-renewable-energy-with-its-orchid-like-design/">wind energy</a>, but an algae-powered building? Splitterwerk Architects have designed just such a structure, dubbed <a title="BIQ" href="http://www.splitterwerk.at/database/main.php?mode=album&amp;album=2012__Clever_Treefrog&amp;dispsize=512&amp;startsite=1">BIQ</a>, which will be the very first of its kind. Covered with a bio-adaptive façade of microalgae, the distinctive building has been designed for the International Building Exhibition in Hamburg and quite frankly, it's awesome!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/splitterwerk-architects-design-worlds-first-algae-powered-building-for-germany/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

We’ve all heard about <a title="IKEA Announces Plan to Become 100% Energy-Neutral by 2020 Read more: IKEA Announces Plan to Become 100% Energy-Neutral by 2020 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building" href="https://inhabitat.com/ikea-announces-plans-to-become-100-energy-neutral-by-2020/">buildings powered by solar</a> or <a title="Windstrument Wind Turbine Provides Renewable Energy With its Orchid-like Design Read more: Windstrument Wind Turbine Provides Renewable Energy With its Orchid-like Design | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building " href="https://inhabitat.com/the-windstrument-wind-turbine-provides-renewable-energy-with-its-orchid-like-design/">wind energy</a>, but an algae-powered building? Splitterwerk Architects have designed just such a structure, dubbed <a title="BIQ" href="http://www.splitterwerk.at/database/main.php?mode=album&amp;album=2012__Clever_Treefrog&amp;dispsize=512&amp;startsite=1">BIQ</a>, which will be the very first of its kind. Covered with a bio-adaptive façade of microalgae, the distinctive building has been designed for the International Building Exhibition in Hamburg and quite frankly, it's awesome!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/splitterwerk-architects-design-worlds-first-algae-powered-building-for-germany/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

We’ve all heard about <a title="IKEA Announces Plan to Become 100% Energy-Neutral by 2020 Read more: IKEA Announces Plan to Become 100% Energy-Neutral by 2020 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building" href="https://inhabitat.com/ikea-announces-plans-to-become-100-energy-neutral-by-2020/">buildings powered by solar</a> or <a title="Windstrument Wind Turbine Provides Renewable Energy With its Orchid-like Design Read more: Windstrument Wind Turbine Provides Renewable Energy With its Orchid-like Design | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building " href="https://inhabitat.com/the-windstrument-wind-turbine-provides-renewable-energy-with-its-orchid-like-design/">wind energy</a>, but an algae-powered building? Splitterwerk Architects have designed just such a structure, dubbed <a title="BIQ" href="http://www.splitterwerk.at/database/main.php?mode=album&amp;album=2012__Clever_Treefrog&amp;dispsize=512&amp;startsite=1">BIQ</a>, which will be the very first of its kind. Covered with a bio-adaptive façade of microalgae, the distinctive building has been designed for the International Building Exhibition in Hamburg and quite frankly, it's awesome!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/splitterwerk-architects-design-worlds-first-algae-powered-building-for-germany/'>READ ARTICLE</a>