Japan inspired 'water-house' could slash energy needs
Water absorbs heat during hot spells and distributes it during cold snaps
Hungary
AS UN climate negotiators gather in Geneva this week, one Japan-inspired Hungarian inventor believes he has found a revolutionary and inexpensive way to construct buildings that could slash humanity's energy needs.
And the magic ingredient for Matyas Gutai's invention is simple: water.
It was launched after a long process of testing and patenting and a decade of research and development at a Japanese university.
"Imagine a building without insulation, yet with a perfect indoo…
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