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Japan inspired 'water-house' could slash energy needs

Water absorbs heat during hot spells and distributes it during cold snaps

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Published Mon, Feb 9, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    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.

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