Architects See Biofuel Producing Eco Pods Aid Construction of Stalled Projects

As the economy took a beating, a number of construction projects were stalled and abandoned. The Boston Globe asked architects to have a look at such sites and come up with new projects that would be feasible, and also help improve the city. One of such buildings is the Filene development in downtown Boston. The structure of the building is up, but it is just a shell full of holes.

Architects Höweler + Yoon and the creative folks from Squared Design Lab have an interesting proposal for the Filene development. The idea is to cover it in “Eco Pods” that are full of biofuel producing algae. The center could be used for research in creating new algae species and having a go at different growing methods. Another cool element of the building would be giant robotic arms. These arms will be used to move the prefab Eco Pods to locations on the building that would be favorable for their growth.

The architects say these arms will get the requisite power from the biofuel produced by the algae, while any surplus can be put to other uses. Once the construction is complete, the pods and robotic arms can be removed from the said building and moved to a new location.

[via Inhabitat]

If you're new here and you like our articles, how about subscribing free for our updates via RSS feed.

Related posts:

1. Asia Losing Biofuel DreamCan’t win for trying. Fossil fuels prices are back down and now Southeast Asia is unhappy. Malaysia and Indonesia produce the bulk of the world’s...


2. Blue Sky Homes’ Prototype Prefab Home ReadyThe prototype of the prefab home of Blue Sky Homes in Yucca Valley in California, the United States, is now complete, weeks after installing the...


3. PYCO 1 Megawatt Wind Turbine, Construction Timelapse[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNZqNL4qZxY[/youtube] This is the construction timelapse of a big PYCO 1 megawatt wind turbine that was built from March 31st 2008 to April 4th 2008...