Zero-energy Biosphera 2.0 prefab gives you the freedom to live almost anywhere

Meet <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.

Though small, the zero-energy dwelling offers all the standard comforts of home including a bedroom, bathroom, living area, kitchen, and outdoor deck.

Built 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.

The 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.

From 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.

The home is also equipped with LEDs and constructed from PEFC-certified timber.

The 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.

Thanks 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.

Biosphera 2.0 diagram.

The 250,000 Euro Biosphera 2.0 prototype will end its one-year tour on February 28, 2017.

Biosphera 2.0 by ZEPHIR-Passivhaus Italy