Gallery: A New Classroom That Produces More Energy Than It Consumes

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    This modular, pre-fabricated classroom in Hawaii is among the first "energy positive," buildings, creating more energy than it produces.
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    This is the result of capturing enough natural sunlight to forego artificial lighting. The north-facing windows also create a natural ventilation system when paired with the lower-lying windows.
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    The idea is to built enough of these portable classrooms to offset less efficient building on the school campus.
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    Right now the classroom is operating as a sort of laboratory for students and teachers. Its energy usage is being tracked to compare it to computer modeling, which estimates the building should be able to produce four times the energy it uses.
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