Modern Interior Design Blog – Just Seen

Brightbuilt Barn is a collaboration between Kaplan Thompson Architects, Bensonwood Woodworking Company and others to create a prefab net-zero (carbon neutral) building with adaptable interiors. The project goals were to acheive livability, sustainability, replicability, affordability, disentanglement (making mechanical systems easily accessible) and education.

BrightBuilt Barn is built with no mechanical heating system. Instead, it is super-insulated with high efficiency windows, creating a super tight structure. It is outfitted with Photovoltaic Solar panels that are intended to contribute to the power grid. Brightbuilt Barn is an thoughtful project that explores some good basic green design principles. I would like to know how these principles translate in a dense, urban environment.