Experience the House

LUMENHAUS reports its performance:

1. Comfort Conditions: LUMENHAUS allows you to easily and efficiently collect information about current inside and outside comfort conditions from any viewable screen in the house.

2. Weather Forecast: LUMENHAUS monitors the weather forecast and automatically adjusts house systems to prepare for oncoming weather conditions, maximizing energy efficiency.

3. Power Production and Consumption: LUMENHAUS continually tells you how much energy it is producing, where energy is being consumed in the home, and, if there is excess energy, how much it is giving back to the utility grid.

LUMENHAUS is on the cutting edge of responsive architecture:

1. PV Array: LUMENHAUS is a zero energy home – it produces all the energy it consumes from the sun. A vast array of solar panels automatically responds to external conditions to best capture the sun's energy.

2. Weather Station: A weather station on the roof provides LUMENHAUS with live weather updates. Numerous house systems use and adapt to this information to run as efficiently as possible.

3. Eclipsis Shutter Shade: The Eclipsis Shutter Shade is a modern interpretation of the centuries-old shutter. Automatically responding to sunlight conditions to maximize energy efficiency, it also provides privacy without blocking external views.

4. Eclipsis Insulation Panel: Without the Eclipsis Insulation Panels, glass walls would be impossible in a zero-energy home. These highly insulated translucent panels allow natural light to penetrate without letting heat escape.

LUMENHAUS' features work together to reduce environmental impact:

1. Heating and Cooling: Coupled with a geothermal heat pump to extract heat from the ground, a radiant floor system pumps water through pipes in the concrete floor, using far less energy than a typical heat pump. The system also uses the earth as a coolant in the summer.

2. Rain Water Collection: Using the roof as a catch basin, rainwater is collected and purified for drinkable use in the house, reducing the need for municipal water and reducing strain on storm water management systems.

3. Grey Water Recycling: Grey water (e.g. from the shower) is cleaned in a series of bio-filters in the surrounding landscape for more non-drinking use while simultaneously providing nourishment to the plants in the bio-filters.

4. Sustainable Materials: Wherever possible, LUMENHAUS uses recycled or long-lasting renewable materials to help preserve the earth's valuable natural resources. For example, the wooden deck and cabinets come from sustainable forests.

5. Natural lighting and ventilation: LUMENHAUS breathes with variations in natural light, mediated by different combinations of the Eclipsis Screen System. Opening the sliding doors also naturally cools and ventilates the home.

LUMENHAUS enhances your living comfort:

1. Smartphone: LUMENHAUS uses a smartphone like the iPhone to create an intuitive house control system. From music to movies, from lighting to shading, relax in comfort with a simple touch of screen. (Control 3 of the many technologies here: the Shutter Shade, light temperature and audio volume)

A glass pavilion, LUMENHAUS' open plan links you inside and out:

1. Spacious: From the freestanding bathroom core which yields alternate paths around the house, to the seamless transition between inside and out, LUMENHAUS delivers a rich transparency of space. You will never believe it is only 800 square feet.

2. Connected: A free, flowing floor plan connects you to other areas, and other people, in the house, while the Pavilion design connects you physically and psychologically with nature.

3. Flexible: With multiple hidden spaces, reconfigurable walls, and multi-purpose rooms, LUMENHAUS maximizes your living flexibility while the modular design allows for multiple units to connect with plug in stairs and entryways.

LUMENHAUS. Living a brighter way. Everyday.