The House of Sustainable Development in Tangier is a building that produces three times the energy it consumes thanks to renewables and bioclimatic design. It combines clean technology and passive solutions to deliver comfort, cut emissions, and showcase the future of energy efficiency.
Opened in 2023, the House of Sustainable Development is an educational centre conceived as a positive-energy building, generating three times its consumption through an 18 kWp photovoltaic system, a Smartflower, and an Aeroleaf micro wind turbine. Eighty-eight per cent of this energy is used on-site, drastically reducing CO₂ emissions.
The project features a Canadian well, a passive geothermal system that regulates indoor temperature via underground ducts, reducing the need for conventional heating and cooling. It also integrates natural ventilation, maximum daylighting through bioclimatic design, and solar-powered hot water. The building envelope ensures high insulation and low air permeability, optimising thermal comfort without complex mechanical systems.
It also includes infrastructure for charging electric vehicles with surplus renewable energy, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable mobility. The project demonstrates how clean energy technologies, passive design, and smart resource management can cut consumption and emissions while serving as an interactive space to educate society on energy efficiency and ecological transition.
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