Stad van de Zon
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Stad van de Zon is a housing and building project in Heerhugowaard
, The Netherlands, based on a concept developed by Bert Smolders, then urban planner with Kuiper Compagnons, and further concretised by the renowned architect and urban planner Ashok Bhalotra.
The goal was and is to build homes that always point to the sun
and that a big part of the energy that those homes use solar power
. This way, the project is to become the first carbon neutral as well as the largest photovoltaic neighbourhood worldwide.
Currently (2007) there are about 1,500 homes for people to live in.
Heerhugowaard
Heerhugowaard is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.-History:...
, The Netherlands, based on a concept developed by Bert Smolders, then urban planner with Kuiper Compagnons, and further concretised by the renowned architect and urban planner Ashok Bhalotra.
The goal was and is to build homes that always point to the sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
and that a big part of the energy that those homes use solar power
Solar power
Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation, along with secondary solar-powered resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass, account for most of the available...
. This way, the project is to become the first carbon neutral as well as the largest photovoltaic neighbourhood worldwide.
Currently (2007) there are about 1,500 homes for people to live in.