In Wilhelmsburg, a district in Hamburg, 70 international teams of architects and manufacturers have responded to public tenders on the ecological habitat of the 21st century.
These habitat specialists, supervised by the IBA, have thus conceived 180 new apartments in 17 buildings on a 30-hectare construction area.
But how can we go from innovative and exemplary ideas to realistic houses where around 500 people currently live and which stand as examples for many countries?
Up Next in Planet Home: Season 1
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UniverCity
When deciding on where to settle, houses or apartments are far from being the only criteria: lifestyle truly matters. Throughout the world, new communities grow and their aim is rather clear: cultivating social connections and a sense of happy living amongst the people while respecting the surrou...
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A Leed house in Montreal
Benoit Lavigueur heads a construction company based in Canada. He has not only built an exemplary house in many different domains, but also teaches families basic knowledge in order to take the leap and make relevant choices for their ecological house.
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Minefield
In northern France, right in the heart of a mining region, Loos-en-Gohelle is a true oddity. If this small town of 7,000 inhabitants proudly shows the remains of its past and yet painful industry, it has also started a thorough green revolution to become a model of sustainable development.
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