CNN Styles
Published 9th December 2022
By Tom Page
It’s an uncomfortable truth, but many of our houses are bad for the planet. They’re defined by a pattern of consumption, from the raw materials to build them, to the fuel required to sustain them, and the waste generated by them.
Despite an improvement in building energy efficiency, 2021 saw carbon emissions from building and construction hit an all-time high.
But what if a house could nurture the people living inside and the world outside too? What if a house could feed its occupants? Power itself? Boost biodiversity? Bond a community? And at the end of its life, leave no trace?