Global ambition: 'Reinventing the DNA of the built environment'
By Jenny Blair April 23, 2021 Share this with FacebookShare this with TwitterShare this with LinkedInShare this with EmailPrint this The Ecological Living Module. (Photo by: David Sundberg / Esto Photographics) Imagine a small house whose exterior is covered with planters full of ripe radishes, carrots, and lettuce. Indoors, another wall of plants stretches floor to ceiling. Their microbe-rich roots capture harmful air pollutants. If you touch the plants, beneficial microbes cross to you, possibly prompting a subtle shift of your own microbiome toward better health. The house captures rainwat...
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