Three from MIT envision grow-your-own home

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This artists rendering shows the Fab Tree Hab a home made of living plants. Photo Mitchell Joachim courtesy Technology Review
This artist's rendering shows the Fab Tree Hab, a home made of living plants. Photo / Mitchell Joachim, courtesy Technology Review

In the future, homeowners may grow their houses instead of building them. That's the vision of MIT architect Mitchell Joachim of the Media Lab's Smart Cities group.


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