The SNAP House, designed in Austin, Texas, is a collaborative design-build project, entered in the national Solar Decathlon competition in Washington, D.C. It utilizes innovative structure, aesthetics, economy, passive design and cutting edge technology to support a completely sustainable lifestyle powered 100% by energy harvested from the sun.

 

 

High clerestory windows can be opened to induce cooling summer breezes from south sliding doors through the living space.

 

 

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