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Hi everyone! A bit over a month ago I made a survey about Solarpunk and shared it here. Now, I finally present you the findings of the survey! I am adding a few pics here for a preview and if you are interested, go check the link where there is a full description of the findings!!

full findings: https://thesolarpunksurvey2024.carrd.co/

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

In a solarpunk future I'd hope we'd have the technology to have buildings that grow according to how they are used. That would be awesome.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

The sci-fi/space opera Pandora's Star (and it's follow-up, Judas Unchained) by Peter F Hamilton has humanity developing fast growing coral that they then use to essentially grow houses, over around 5 years, to the specific shape and layout that the inhabitants desire.

The books aren't solarpunk in the truest sense, yet they have a surprising amount of solarpunk compatible ideas involved (including a hefty critique of both capitalism and unchecked industrialization).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Oooo we can dream, and in that dreaming maybe find a way to shape reality :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Buildings that grow? Can you explain what you mean? My imagination is going wild

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Idk, I was just thinking flowers or fruit growing from the walls or maybe even furniture/utilities being a part of the building itself in such a way that depending on how you use them the shape changes over time I haven't really thought that far ahead.

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