Three Extreme Eco-friendly Houses of the Future
The most extreme eco-friendly houses of the future reduces the environmental impact on the planet and demonstrates how less means more quality living.
With so much attention being drawn towards the perils of our planet and the environmental impact that a global population is causing on natural resources, some forward-thinking companies and individuals are developing new ways to solve our housing needs and the future impact to the environment once built. It requires creative people like these to develop solutions to solve critical issues like the ones we have to deal with in today’s environment.
The majority of eco-friendly houses share similar engineering characteristics such as; smaller living spaces and recycled building materials incorporated into the design. Some houses incorporate solar panels, wood-burning stoves or other energy-saving heating and cooling appliances. The potential costs saving on utility bills, property taxes, home maintenance, and furniture would more than make this kind of living ideal for single or duel family housing.
Ewok-Style Tree House
Imagine you merging with nature in the treetops and living in a custom deluxe eco-friendly tree house high above the ground, may be this is not the sort of lifestyle that is suited for every one of us, but it does make a statement.
This Ewok-style tree house designed by Canadian carpenter Tom Chudleigh saw the future and built it. The wood and fiberglass waterproof exterior protects an interior that comes equip with a working kitchen including a refrigerator, sink and microwave and built-in beds. However, when nature calls, then the residents must learn to make doo in the great outdoors.
For $45,000 you get the sphere alone and the extra accessories included will set your wallet back some $152,000, which oddly enough makes this the least affordable housing alternative on this entire list.
Portable Martin House-To-Go
Honestly, this has to be the most practical house on the planet that is eco-friendly to the extremes. Live anywhere and change your scenery when the mood strikes in your own portable house. The Martin portable house-to-go is built to the highest building standards and is weatherproofed with NASA-approved insulation to endure in extreme weather conditions.
Although, the living quarters are exceedingly small it diffidently isn’t cramped. The floor plan uses the space wisely to pack as much into a small space as possible and give its residents room enough to breath. It comes complete with a kitchen with sink, refrigerator and stove, a bathroom with shower, sink and toilet, and a roomy loft bedroom. It also has bamboo floors, high ceilings and large windows to create a more open feel. The $33,900 price tag makes the Martin House-to-Go 2008 model a real affordable housing alternative for anyone desiring to break free from the high housing costs of traditional housing options.
Dome House
The Japanese are amazing engineers in both housing and technology, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that a prefab home manufacturer in Japan called “Japan Dome Housing Co., Ltd., developed an amazingly energy-efficient, extreme weather durable, Styrofoam expandable modular igloo-shaped kit house. Oh, yes, it’s true. The house of the future that can be purchased and assembled by you and two or three of your friends in just a matter of 3-days if you work around the clock or about a week if you take your time.
One of the advantages of using 100% expanded polystyrene foam instead of wood or metal, is that it is rot-proof, waterproof and termite-proof, which will automatically save the residents potentially thousands of dollars in future home maintenance costs. Using this material along with the expert engineering and modular construction provides a structure that is extremely resistant to earthquakes, hurricanes and/or typhoons, which providing a sense of relatively peace-of-mind that the house has a better chance to survive the extreme forces of nature.
The Dome House measures in at 145.86 square feet of floor space that can continue to be expanded on to increase the building size, just by adding additional modular building pieces to the existing structure. The outside measurement is a reasonable 25 feet wide and 13 feet tall, but the draw back is the color, which additional color options may be available from the manufacturer.
The Dome House is amazingly affordable for the basic kit coming in at an estimated $30,000 (USD) or 3,000,000 (yen) and additions can be added when more room is needed for a growing family at an extra cost. The manufacturer also claims that their product can be used to build hotel rooms, restaurants, freezer rooms, steam rooms, bars, or poultry farms, which probably means that this product could be used for practically any building purpose.
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42 Responses to “Three Extreme Eco-friendly Houses of the Future”
On November 9, 2008 at 2:23 am
I love the Ewok house!
On November 9, 2008 at 3:55 am
great stuff,cool houses,nice work Nelson
On November 9, 2008 at 5:06 am
Great article!
On November 9, 2008 at 5:51 am
Hey, very nice article. Can I make one suggestion though? I think it would be really cool if you edited the article and added links to the websites where one can buy these houses (if they have websites).
Very, very good article though!
On November 9, 2008 at 9:31 am
Great stuff.
On November 9, 2008 at 11:35 am
Loved it, we are supposed to be getting solar panel on our roof one of these days. The last one looked the most liveable because I am claustraphobic the first two would be insane!
On November 9, 2008 at 2:33 pm
How about houses built from sustainable structural bamboo? Bamboo Technologies manufactures houses that are building code compliant and therefor qualify for home insurance and a mortgage and are hurricane and earthquake strong. At around $125 a square foot finished they are affordable too.
http://www.bambooliving.com/
On November 9, 2008 at 2:56 pm
those are pretty sweet. but that one house looked like modern day houses
On November 9, 2008 at 4:13 pm
I think you would have to be young and nimble to get up to that treehouse. Not to mention getting back down at night to make doo. I would have some serious storage space issues – where would I put all my books and CDs?
If you think about it, though, people in third world countries are making do with alot less (where do you make doo in a refugee camp?). I keep reminding myself and my girls that we are very blessed to live in Canada.
On November 10, 2008 at 1:39 am
I think the Martin House To-Go has the best chance of succeeding in the Western market because it requires the smallest lifestyle change. Great article!
Regards,
Inna
On November 10, 2008 at 5:54 am
I like the Dome House. It is reasonably priced.
On November 10, 2008 at 7:52 am
The last one looked to be the most practicle
On November 10, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Portable Martin House-To-Go is my favorite. Nice work!
On November 10, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Alhtough I like the idea of living amongst the trees, the house looked too small for my liking.
The Martin House-to-go is great for travelling. No packing needed when you move from place to place.
If you have a piece of land, the Dome House would be the best.
Love this article.
On November 10, 2008 at 11:09 pm
I’ll be reading this and building something similar. Much appreciated.
J
On November 11, 2008 at 11:51 am
Great article and Pics! I am really excited because I only have 3 more years to pay on my house, then I am serously thinking of the dome! We have several around here!
On November 11, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Unique houses! Great article.
On November 11, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Great piece.
On November 12, 2008 at 4:16 am
Nice article, love those beautiful houses, thanks. God bless.
On November 19, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Again, WoW! This is cool stuff.
On January 21, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Very ood article,and very interesting to me as I’m house-hunting at the moment.
On January 26, 2009 at 7:05 am
woooooooooooooow! OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!! AUSOMMEEEEEEEEEE
On January 29, 2009 at 2:57 am
Jammalakallaah,funny houses!
On February 1, 2009 at 11:03 pm
I can not imagine how can a human can live in Ewok-Style Tree House.
On February 2, 2009 at 1:59 am
The Ewok-style tree house should be called the Martin House, as in Purple Martin gourd houses. that’s what it reminds me of.
Seems to me you could start with a $2000 backyard shed and fit it out with insulation, mini-kitchen (maybe recycled from an old RV) and end up with something as luxurious or basic as suits you.
On February 14, 2009 at 2:46 am
Anyway, Subhaanallaah what a useful explanation from you lmoliver but will leave in that house?
On February 14, 2009 at 2:47 am
Revision: but will you live in that house, lmoliver?
On March 30, 2009 at 3:36 am
that is class how much will it cost tho?????????
On April 3, 2009 at 11:37 am
This is pretty amazing!!!!! imagine living in the trees with your partner in a tiny little hut!!! would love it but maybe not full time… would go there on holiday though!!! HOT!!!!!! LOVE YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX…XXXXXXXXXXXX.
On May 6, 2009 at 8:14 am
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On June 9, 2009 at 3:40 am
cool
On June 9, 2009 at 3:40 am
this is awesome
On June 9, 2009 at 3:56 am
this is wak!
On June 9, 2009 at 3:56 am
Hi
On June 13, 2009 at 4:22 am
this is the best house i have ever seen
On June 18, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Dome house is soo cool
On June 21, 2009 at 2:30 am
the dome house is so cool anyway i am doing a project on this
On July 13, 2009 at 4:55 am
as if u muppets but they are good but not that good
On July 25, 2009 at 5:10 pm
The dome house is awesome
on the inside
On August 26, 2009 at 2:11 am
imagine having a root in that house…
On November 9, 2009 at 6:15 am
I have to do house designing project at my school and the dome house gave me a lot of ideas. The house has a small bedroom though. must be hard to fit in.
On November 20, 2009 at 6:34 pm
those are not eco-friendly! you idiots!
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