{"id":14139,"date":"2022-09-12T18:17:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T16:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/the-kreis-house-an-experimental-laboratory-for-ecological-building-and-living\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:25","slug":"the-kreis-house-an-experimental-laboratory-for-ecological-building-and-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/the-kreis-house-an-experimental-laboratory-for-ecological-building-and-living\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;Kreis&#8221; house, an experimental laboratory for ecological building and living."},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-HyszH02xj tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-HJgjfSAhes\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-ByWozHAnxo\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-ryGszrChls   \" ><style>.tatsu-ryGszrChls .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 85%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner \">\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">The KREIS house was developed by environmental engineer Devi B\u00fchler of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). The aim is to test materials, energy, water and nutrients, and combine them in closed circuits to optimize their use in homes. His model home produces no waste &#8211; everything is used. Recycled glass shards were transformed into soil, faeces into fertilizer and rain into shower water.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">So what would it take for these solutions to be widely applied? According to Devis B\u00fchler, there needs to be a change in mentality and encouragement at all levels. For example, by subsidizing additional conversion costs or promoting environmentally-friendly new construction, by accepting greater flexibility in planning and construction processes, and by introducing measures to correct market failures.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-Sk7jzBCnxo   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/fre\/maisons-%C3%A9cologiques--la-technologie-acc%C3%A9l%C3%A8re--mais-la-l%C3%A9gislation-freine\/47681762?utm_campaign=top&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_content=o\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Swissinfo (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swissinfo (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-Sk7jzBCnxo .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(232,219,208,1);color: #ffffff ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-ByWozHAnxo.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-ByWozHAnxo.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-ByWozHAnxo > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ByWozHAnxo > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ByWozHAnxo > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ByWozHAnxo > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-HyszH02xj.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.42);}.tatsu-HyszH02xj .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Maison-Ecolo-Autonome-Re\u0300glementation-Urbanisme.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-HyszH02xj .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-HyszH02xj .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-HyszH02xj > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HyszH02xj > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HyszH02xj .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-HyszH02xj .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angela Birchler, a building biologist, and her friend are experimenting with life in the &#8220;KREIS house&#8221;, an almost self-contained dwelling designed for one to two people. The house is intended to be an experimental laboratory for ecological construction and living. Among the things its two residents appreciate most are the interior atmosphere created by natural building materials and the self-sufficiency of the house.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/the-kreis-house-an-experimental-laboratory-for-ecological-building-and-living\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14139"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14151,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14139\/revisions\/14151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}