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- Biosphera 2.0 by ZEPHIR-Passivhaus ItalyMeet <a href="http://www.biosphera2.it/" target="_blank">Biosphera 2.0</a>, a home of the future that produces its own energy and can give you the freedom to live and move anywhere in the world. Created by <a href="http://www.zephir.ph" target="_blank">ZEPHIR-Passivhaus Italy</a> in collaboration with Italian universities and institutions, the Biosphera 2.0 is an experimental <a href="http://inhabitat.com/architecture/prefab-housing" target="_blank">prefab</a> dwelling that produces as much energy as it consumes thanks to passive house design and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/rooftop-solar-panels/" target="_blank">rooftop solar panels</a>. Built for mobility and different environmental pressures, the Biosphera 2.0 is being put to the test with a yearlong tour around Italy, where the prototype will pop up in six different locations and be inhabited by over 20 people as part of a research project.1
- Biosphera 2.0 by ZEPHIR-Passivhaus ItalyThough small, the zero-energy dwelling offers all the standard comforts of home including a bedroom, bathroom, living area, kitchen, and outdoor deck.2
- Biosphera 2.0 by ZEPHIR-Passivhaus ItalyBuilt to Passivhaus and Minergie energy standards, Biosphera 2.0 is based on the design of a competition-winning concept developed by Politecnico di Torino architecture students.3
- Biosphera 2.0 by ZEPHIR-Passivhaus ItalyThe 25-square-meter Biosphera 2.0 has already hit the road, starting with installation in the Italian town Courmayeur at the foot of Mount Blanc.4
- Biosphera 2.0 by ZEPHIR-Passivhaus ItalyFrom there the mobile home will pop up for two months at a time in Aosta, Milan, Rimini, Torino, and finally Lugano where it will end its trip.5
- Biosphera 2.0 by ZEPHIR-Passivhaus ItalyThe home is also equipped with LEDs and constructed from PEFC-certified timber.6
- Biosphera 2.0 by ZEPHIR-Passivhaus ItalyThe interior air temperatures fluctuate between a comfortable 21 to 25 degrees Celsius (69.8 to 77 Fahrenheit) year-round without need for an external heating or cooling network.7
- Biosphera 2.0 by ZEPHIR-Passivhaus ItalyThanks to its passive house design and effective insulation, the Biosphera 2.0 can adapt to a variety of environmental conditions, such as urban pollution, and temperatures from -21 degrees Celsius (-5.8 Fahrenheit) in winter to 39 degrees Celsius (102.2 Fahrenheit) in summer.8
- Biosphera 2.0 by ZEPHIR-Passivhaus ItalyBiosphera 2.0 diagram.9
- Biosphera 2.0 by ZEPHIR-Passivhaus ItalyThe 250,000 Euro Biosphera 2.0 prototype will end its one-year tour on February 28, 2017.10
- Biosphera 2.0 by ZEPHIR-Passivhaus ItalyBiosphera 2.0 by ZEPHIR-Passivhaus Italy11