House of the Future: Bolton Eco Home in the U.K. Would Make its Own Energy (PHOTOS)

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The Bolton Eco Home by Make Architects may set the standard for homes of the future.

ByJess Baker•September 11, 2013

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Designs for the Bolton Eco House, a proposed Zero-Carbon home in northwest England, originally designed by Make Architects. (Courtesy: Make Architects)

The Bolton Eco House in northwest England may be a blueprint for homes of the future.

The house was designed by London-based Make Architects, a group that places a heavy emphasis on minimizing environmental impacts and optimizing energy.

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The Bolton Eco Home was designed as a one-story, four-bedroom home embedded into a hillside. Grass and other plants cover the roof to complete the illusion that the home blends into its surroundings. The earth-sheltered design and construction would "minimize the impact on the surrounding moorland" Make Architects explains.

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The home would also generate its own power through a ground heat pump, a wind turbine and solar panels. The house would actually produce more energy than it would consume.

The slideshow above gives you a glimpse of the Bolton Eco House concept. You can see more earth-sheltered homes in the slideshow below.

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