Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Building with integrated natural systems
- Patent Title (中): 建筑与综合自然系统
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Application No.: US12717762Application Date: 2010-03-04
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Publication No.: US08371073B2Publication Date: 2013-02-12
- Inventor: Michael B. Fuller
- Applicant: Michael B. Fuller
- Applicant Address: US CO Basalt
- Assignee: Michael Fuller Architects, PC
- Current Assignee: Michael Fuller Architects, PC
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Basalt
- Agency: Sheridan Ross PC
- Main IPC: E04H14/00
- IPC: E04H14/00 ; E04D13/18 ; E04F17/00 ; E04B1/342

Abstract:
A building is provided with integrated natural systems that reduce dependency on external resources to operate and maintain the building. A source of electricity is provided through an extensive set of solar panels that may be incorporated on louvers mounted to the exterior of the building. The building has a double insulative layer to include an outer airtight membrane or cover, and an internal building structure that defines habitable space within the structure. Rainwater may be collected and stored within a subsurface well. The space between the internal structure and outer membrane may support the growth of vegetation in a greenhouse environment. A flow of temperature regulated air is provided through the structure by a set of underground pipes in which the air is circulated through a central core of the building, into the habitable space, and then outward into the greenhouse space.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110214364A1 BUILDING WITH INTEGRATED NATURAL SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2011-09-08
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