UrbanEden的可扩展模块化设计从一种古老的城市材料开始，经过巧妙的改造，使之成为生态友好型：预制土工聚合物水泥混凝土。在美学上，它的许多可能的表面，但总是适合于一个城市的环境，混凝土提供了一个有效的隔音屏障的城市噪音。此外，通过用北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特开发的粉煤灰混合物取代波特兰水泥，这种材料导致相关碳排放量(理论上可减少90%)大幅减少，同时安全地使用煤炭生产的废物产品。

UrbanEden's expandable modular design begins with an ancient urban material, expertly modified to become eco-friendly: pre-cast geopolymer cement concrete. Aesthetically versatile with its many possible surfaces, but always appropriate to a city setting, the concrete provides an effective sound barrier to the noise of the city. In addition to this, by replacing Portland cement with the UNC Charlotte developed fly-ash mixture, the material results in a massive decrease in associated carbon emissions (theoretically up to a 90% reduction) while offering safe use of a waste product of coal production.

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这个家的南面完全由高性能的玻璃组成，它充满了天然的光线，并将室内连接到一套由垂直花园包围的私人户外露台，为动植物提供一个和平的栖息地，以及草药和蔬菜以维持生计。甲板的商业绿色墙系统，被称为“墙花园”，是一个简单的，自己动手的花园，由个别的可移动的种植园，可以很容易地安排在许多配置。无论是居民选择全绿墙还是小药草花园，所有这些都可以通过一个高效的、节水的滴灌系统来浇灌，而滴灌系统是由家庭的雨水收集系统提供的。

The home's southern facade is completely comprised of high-performance glass, which fills the home with natural light and connects the interior to a set of private outdoor terraces enclosed by a vertical garden that provides a peaceful habitat for flora and fauna, as well as herbs and vegetables for sustenance. The deck's commercial green wall system, known as “Wallgarden,” is an easy, do-it-yourself garden made up of individual removable planters that can be easily arranged in a number of configurations. Whether residents choose a full green wall or a small herb garden, all of which can be watered by an efficient, water-conserving drip irrigation system which is fed by the home’s rainwater collection system.

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美国能源部太阳能十项全能

UrbanEden由一个7.65kW的光伏电池板组成，安装在屋顶上的可调轨道系统上。太阳能电池板可以移动到甲板上，为室外房间和夏季的南面墙提供遮阳。这些面板可以在冬天收回，让太阳通过南面的玻璃墙被动地加热和照亮房屋。

UrbanEden is powered by a 7.65kW array of photovoltaic panels on an adjustable track system over the roof of the house. The solar panels can be moved out over the deck to provide shading to both the exterior rooms and to the southern wall during the summer. The panels can be retracted in the winter to allow the sun to passively heat and light the home through the southern glass wall.

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洛根分庭

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洛根分庭

这些面板的性能由UrbanEden公司的交互式能源管理系统控制。该系统测量和显示房屋的能量流，如电耗或位于窗户或墙上的热能，以及光伏阵列产生的能量。住户可以监控他们的行为如何影响能源指标，然后可以选择适度的能源使用，以提高房屋的效率。该系统还与外界进行通信，测量温度和湿度等条件，并就如何最好地利用家庭技术来应对天气和提高能源效率向住户提供建议。

The performance of these panels are controlled UrbanEden’s interactive energy management system. This system measures and displays energy flows of the house, such as electricity consumption or the thermal energy located in the windows or walls, as well as the energy generated by the photovoltaic array. Occupants can monitor how their behavior impacts energy metrics and then may choose to moderate their energy use to improve the efficiency of the house. The system also communicates with the outside, measuring conditions such as temperature and humidity and advising occupants on how to best use the home's technologies to respond to the weather and increase energy efficiency.

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美国能源部太阳能十项全能

美国夏洛特建筑师夏洛特，美国类别房屋项目负责人莫娜·阿扎尔巴贾尼，联合国大学夏洛特项目经理本·福特雷尔建筑经理罗伊·弗瑞尔建筑经理罗伊·法兰西建筑公司建筑助理教授，2013年822.0英尺2工程年，贾森·弗莱克斯/美国能源部太阳能十项全能，乌尔班伊登-夏洛特太阳能十项全能团队，洛根商会

Architects UNC Charlotte Location Charlotte, United States Category Houses Project Leader Mona Azarbayjani, Assistant Professor of Architecture at UNC Charlotte Project Manager Ben Futrell Construction Manager Roy French Area 822.0 ft2 Project Year 2013 Photographs Jason Flakes/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, UrbanEden - Solar Decathlon Team UNC Charlotte, Logan Chamber

在她的官方网站上了解更多关于UrbanEden的信息。

Learn more about UrbanEden on her official website.

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Review other prize-winning, 2013 Solar Decathlon homes here.