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Zero energy home uses 40,000 recycled plastic bottles for insulation

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Architectural firm Traverso-Vighy and the Department of Physics at the University of Padua...


Italian architectural firm Traverso-Vighy and the Department of Physics at the University of Padua have teamed up to create an innovative zero-energy home dubbed “Tvzeb.” Located in the woodlands a few kilometers from the historic center of Vicenza, the home combines the use of recycled materials, geothermal and solar energy generation, LED lighting and wall and roof insulation made from 40,000 recycled plastic bottles. .. Continue Reading Zero energy home uses 40,000 recycled plastic bottles for insulation



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