Treehugger has an interesting post about the PowerPod, a prefab home shown at the NESEA BuildingEnergy07 show in Boston this week.
Designed by Lawrence, Massachusetts based PowerHouse, the PowerPod features a solar butterfly roof that collects rainwater and includes an active solar array for electricity and hot water. The 480 square feet floor plan highlights an open living/dining/kitchen area that opens onto a front porch. A bedroom, bathroom, and utility closet are in the rear.
PowerHouse plans to install ten different PowerPods in Old Woods Farm, a residential “conservation neighborhood” under development in Tenants Harbor, Maine.
