nanohouse
The
Nanohouse Initiative
is a collaboration between the best of Australia's scientists, engineers,
architects, designers and builders - working together to design and build
a new type of ultra-energy efficient house and exploiting the new materials
being developed by nanotechnology. New materials are being discovered
and developed everyday as a result of the knowledge of how to achieve
molecular and atomic precision in engineering of materials. These new
materials present new opportunities to solve problems.
Team
Coordination: Carl Masens
Architecture: James Muir
Design: Douglas Tomkin
Energy: Joe Zhu
The
Initiative is led by University of Technology, Sydney through its Institute
for Nanoscale Technology, jointly with Commonwealth Science and Industrial
Research Organization.
Why
a House?
Shelter is a basic need. Every one understands what a house is. In this context it is easy to see where nanotechnology will be used and how the new technology will impact upon our lives.
Shelter is a basic need. Every one understands what a house is. In this context it is easy to see where nanotechnology will be used and how the new technology will impact upon our lives.
