Renewable Housing Project

This house's design was finalised after months of rigorous research. It has been carefully crafted to only use renewable resources like wood and paint. It also generates its own electricity through the solar panels on the roof and the water wheel along the river. Critics would immediately point to the fact that not all houses are along rivers, but this has been accounted for. Aquaducts can be used to transport the water along many of these houses in a long row.

Main House:

Foundation Platform:

Reinforced Concrete Slab

Walls:

Concrete Bricks

Paint or Weatherproof Coating

Roof:

Corrugated Iron

Wooden Truss

Doors:

Solid Wooden

Stainless Steel Hinges and Handles

Crafting House:

Walls:

Corrugated Iron

Ventilation:

Oaken Fence Windows

Doors:

(See above)

Solar Panels:

(Bought from local suppliers)

Water Wheel:

Galvanised Steel Drum

Plastic Wheel

One of the special qualities of this design is that the crafting house can be used as a base camp when setting up the rest of the house. It is relatively easy to assemble, which allows the homeowners to survive during the house's construction.

Another feature of this design is the simplicity of the water wheel’s assembly, which allows it to be constructed early in the building process using easily available parts. Its compactness and modular structure allow it to be set up with minimal tools and labor. Once placed near a flowing water source, the wheel can begin generating electricity immediately.

The main house is built last. The electricity from the water wheel will allow the electrical equipment to be installed before the rest of the house. The light bulbs could be placed on the scaffolding from where the rest of the house could be built around. The walls would be placed down quickly using high-tech brick laying technology which has been in the works for many months as of writing. After placing a simple truss structure, clay tiles could be added to the roof to provide shelter for the inside. Parts of the walls can then be cut out to fit windows and doors. Due to the innovative design of the base, many small animals and rodents could move in during construction, doubling our project as a home for endangered animal species.