{"id":649984,"date":"2010-02-01T00:54:26","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T05:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecofriend.org\/entry\/sustainably-built-bridge-house-harnesses-renewable-energy\/"},"modified":"2010-02-01T00:54:26","modified_gmt":"2010-02-01T05:54:26","slug":"sustainably-built-bridge-house-harnesses-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/649984","title":{"rendered":"Sustainably-built Bridge House harnesses renewable energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/01\/bridge-house_1_CT2r1_69.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"bridge house_1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eco Factor:<\/strong> House made using sustainable materials harvests renewable energy as well. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxpritchardarchitect.com.au\/\">Max Pritchard Architects<\/a> have designed the Bridge House, which is perched on top of a rocky bank, across a \u201cBillabong Creek\u201d to enable the owners live among the trees in a natural setting. The eco-friendly abode has been developed using sustainable materials and its unique design allows for maximum energy savings. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/01\/bridge-house_2_YJ4nT_69.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"bridge house_2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.architecture.com.au\/awards_search?option=showaward&#038;entryno=2009051974\">Bridge House<\/a> makes use of locally sourced sustainable materials for construction and harvests solar energy for power and hot water. All excess energy is sold back to the grid, making the house a carbon neutral dwelling. Built at a cost of AU$220,000, the Bridge House can be closed on a summer afternoon and opened during evenings to maintain optimal living conditions without using an air conditioner. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/01\/bridge-house_3_gWQ9Y_69.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"bridge house_3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/02\/01\/bridge-house_4_SsVAI_69.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"bridge house_4\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psfk.com\/2010\/01\/pics-max-pritchards-bridge-house.html\">PSFK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eco Factor: House made using sustainable materials harvests renewable energy as well. Max Pritchard Architects have designed the Bridge House, which is perched on top of a rocky bank, across a \u201cBillabong Creek\u201d to enable the owners live among the trees in a natural setting. The eco-friendly abode has been developed using sustainable materials and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":421,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-649984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-2J5C","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/421"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649984\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}