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Werner Sobek

  • Aktivhaus B10 explores how materials, design and technology can extend home sustainability in an increasingly built-up world (Image: Zooey Braun)
    Architecture
    Aktivhaus B10 monitors, manages and shares its energy
    Though we've covered lots of Passive Houses, a project in Stuttgart, Germany, claims to be the "first fully functional Active House in the world." Aktivhaus B10 is said to use "active measures" such as self-learning and automation to improve its energy performance.