10-24-2006, 02:19 AM
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A Living Home You Grow From Seeds
"....have designed a house that will grow from a few seedlings into a two-story, water-recycling, energy-efficient abode. The Fab Tree Hab, a mix of ancient and ultramodern technology, isn’t merely environmentally friendly. It is the environment."
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10-24-2006, 10:48 AM
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Re: A Living Home You Grow From Seeds
That is just such as strange looking house. It's a good idea, but I'm not sure that it will gain popularity any time soon.
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07-04-2007, 10:33 PM
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Re: A Living Home You Grow From Seeds
OMG i want one already. A house that can withstand most feats of mother nature! it looks awesome but...isn't it playing god to force a plant into such an odd shape as that?
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07-05-2007, 08:33 PM
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Re: A Living Home You Grow From Seeds
I think it's the ultimate in living in harmony with nature. After I saw Swiss Family Robinson as a child I wanted to live in a tree house, this is close!
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07-07-2007, 03:10 PM
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Re: A Living Home You Grow From Seeds
That looks like the future, and its not the near future unfortunately. We have a long ways to go before anyone is going to accept a house like that.
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07-07-2007, 06:00 PM
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Re: A Living Home You Grow From Seeds
Wow. That's really interesting! However, it saddens me to think how many places we're actually going to be able to plant these places.
I wonder if they've thought about how they would deal with concerns over rot, parasites, possible diseases that may invade the plant/house?
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07-10-2007, 11:08 PM
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Re: A Living Home You Grow From Seeds
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Originally Posted by peachy
Wow. That's really interesting! However, it saddens me to think how many places we're actually going to be able to plant these places.
I wonder if they've thought about how they would deal with concerns over rot, parasites, possible diseases that may invade the plant/house?
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LoL bugs are a good point and rotting are good pionts. Never thought of that. what if lightening strikes it and it catches on fire? LoL there are a lot of problems that could happen as well heh |
07-12-2007, 12:31 PM
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Re: A Living Home You Grow From Seeds
I want one ! sign me up ! looks like the tree is just on the outside so you wouldn't have to worry about bugs getting in or rot or whatever...
any idea on much they cost ? and how log it would take to grow ?
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07-15-2007, 12:33 PM
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Re: A Living Home You Grow From Seeds
I love the idea but besides the rotting and bugs we also will have other problems like storms and of course the winter. But it would be possible to make it not rot.. and also be able to kill many of the harmful bugs.
wonder waking up to this
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