The “rechargeable” house is Biosphera 2.0: change the climate with an exercise bike. The slide – Intelligonews

The “rechargeable” house is Biosphera 2.0: change the climate with an exercise bike. The slides

A housing of 25 square meters form with all the necessary services and constructed by focusing on man and his well-being : it is the Biosphera 2.0 project, conceived by Aktivhaus and promoted by the Politecnico di Torino and the University of Valle d’Aosta, which was started with the installation of a housing model in Courmayeur.

The next 12 months will make a stop in Aosta, Milan, Rimini, Turin and Lugano, which will be inhabited by more than 20 people to complete an environmental and physiological monitoring to test the autonomy energy and well-being. The house from the energy point of view has an environmental impact zero, in fact, to make it self-sufficient energy and thus climate change and reload the home, simply do some pedaling on special stationary bike connected to electric accumulators . The system is reminiscent of the dynamo that charges the lighthouse on the common city bikes.

“It ‘a born body – explained Mirko Taglietti, CEO of Aktivhaus – to protect the individual who inhabits it. It will be noted that the well-being derived from various physical parameters.”

The tests provide -17 degrees at the foot of Mont Blanc in winter and +39 degrees on the Adriatic coast in the summer, but also urban pollution tests in cities such as Milan and Turin.

To implement the project has been invested about 250 thousand euro and have been involved 30 researchers in 2014. the study also involved researchers Guido Callegari (PoliTo) and Giuseppe Barbiero (UniVda).

“the most innovative aspect – said the latter – is the care of biophilia, or the relationship between man and the external environment. the testing is proposed, in fact, the study of the Dweller naturalist intelligence module and calibrating values ​​to achieve maximum well-being. “

the form will still have to ensure, even in extreme environmental conditions, independently and without resorting to an external power network, an air temperature between 21 degrees in winter and 25 in summer. “If the temperature is lowered – concluded Taglietti – you can use the human body to an exchange of energy and with an hour of exercise bikes you can raise two degrees .”