Human Power Plant

Human Powered Neighbourhood: The Communal Kitchen

It's 2030 and the 14,000 residents of the first carbon neutral neighbourhood in the Netherlands gather at the communal fires, where they cook and eat together. 

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Human Powered Neighbourhood: The Public Bathing and Laundry House

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It's an ordinary day in 2030. In Bospolder-Tussendijken, the first carbon neutral neighbourhood in the Netherlands, the residents gather on public squares, to brush their teeth, take a shower or a bath, wash their clothes, and hear the latest gossip. 

Human Powered Neighbourhood: The Household of the Future

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We are in 2030 and the Dutch neighbourhood Bospolder-Tussendijken (BoTu) is 100% carbon neutral. To radically reduce energy use, all household tasks are organised communally. Cooking, eating, doing the dishes, doing the laundry, showering, brushing teeth, going to the toilet: it all happens outside the individual household. Consequently, energy use in individual households has become so small that they can be disconnected, not only from the gas network but also from the power grid.