GROW is a hybrid energy delivery device that provides power via the sun and wind, and draws inspiration from ivy growing on a building.
GROW appeals to quality of life concerns (environment, health, energy dependence) by providing a product that adheres to the values of environmental responsibility.
Using a life-cycle analysis (LCA), GROW will utilize recycled and reclaimed materials wherever possible and insure that at the end of GROW's lifespan, sustainable methods of recycling and reclamation will be carried out to minimize GROW's environmental and resource footprint.
All iterations of GROW will incorporate an intuitive energy monitoring system allowing both SMIT and end-users to have a one-to-one relationship with their energy output, while enabling the ability to track and fine-tune the performance of GROW's wind and solar energy production.
GROW's unique design incorporates a proprietary, patent-pending combination of photovoltaic and piezoelectric technologies in one system that can adapt to different building typologies, programmatic demands, and regional climates.
SMIT has been pursuing GROW conceptually and technically for over two years, and we have made significant progress in that time. Our two parallel lines of development, GROW.1 and GROW.2, represent different stages of technical resolution and conceptual clarity/ideology.
GROW is a hybrid energy delivery device that provides power via the sun and wind, and draws inspiration from ivy growing on a building.
GROW appeals to quality of life concerns (environment, health, energy dependence) by providing a product that adheres to the values of environmental responsibility.
Using a life-cycle analysis (LCA), GROW will utilize recycled and reclaimed materials wherever possible and insure that at the end of GROW's lifespan, sustainable methods of recycling and reclamation will be carried out to minimize GROW's environmental and resource footprint.
All iterations of GROW will incorporate an intuitive energy monitoring system allowing both SMIT and end-users to have a one-to-one relationship with their energy output, while enabling the ability to track and fine-tune the performance of GROW's wind and solar energy production.
GROW's unique design incorporates a proprietary, patent-pending combination of photovoltaic and piezoelectric technologies in one system that can adapt to different building typologies, programmatic demands, and regional climates.
SMIT has been pursuing GROW conceptually and technically for over two years, and we have made significant progress in that time. Our two parallel lines of development, GROW.1 and GROW.2, represent different stages of technical resolution and conceptual clarity/ideology.
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