I know, it’s a bad pun but Method Homes in Seattle, WA really is going to SEED (Sustainable Education Every Day) by building a net-zero modular classroom that will serve as a low-impact environment for organizations around the world. Method Homes as partnered with “The SEED Collaborative”, a non-profit organization focused on sustainable education.
At 960 sq ft, the SEED classroom is portable enough to be moved where it is needed but tough enough to last 100 years in service, far outlasting the expected 10 year life span of its commercially produced contemporaries. It’s designed to be free of all environmental toxins, constructed of environmentally friendly materials, restorative and educational.
Each SEED consists of three modules. The core module houses everything it needs to be self-sustaining while the two side modules create the classroom and entry. It can be shipped anywhere in the world.
Built to the specifications of the Living Building
Challenge, SEED is net-zero energy and water. Solar panels provide all of its
electricity and the water used for the laboratory, toilet-room sinks, and
agriculture is collected from the roof. The lab sink is operated by hand pump
so that students can see how much water is required to wash their hands. Grey
water from sinks will be filtered and treated by a food-producing living wall.
The SEED’s core module also features a composting toilet.
The first SEED pod will be donated to a pubic school in Jasper in
