NEOPETRA's AR Guide description

NeoPetra is one of the 20 teams participating in Solar Decathlon Africa, a 100% Moroccan team headed by the Confederation of Junior-Moroccan Enterprises (CJEM) and with 3 major Moroccan schools represented by its members: the EMINES School of Industrial Management of the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, the Hassania School of Public Works (EHTP) and the Casablanca School of Architecture (EAC). An All-star team, which is in terms of specialties and areas of expertise that makes the NeoPetra team a complete team, able to be meticulous and perfectionist in every aspect of its ambitious project.
NeoPetra aims to design, build and operate sustainable model of a solar home that is cost-effective and energy-efficient, with a focus on environmental conservation and climate considerations. It is promising a unique life experience using innovative and eco-friendly technologies to be the model of the Solar-based houses in Morocco. The foreseen building has a new smart home design that reflects the traditional African house and at the same time meets the modern lifestyle. Rediscovering a new dimension of the concept of living in a small, comfortable home while using locally available materials that achieves environmental goals through rational resource consumption naming wood, adobe and rope.

With its technology, NeoPetra aims to provide consumers with a house that is both good for the globe and supports their everyday needs. Smart home systems allow the inhabitant the opportunity to monitor their home’s energy usage and make adjustments to further reduce the environmental impact and save even more money. The house’s features offer the power to minimize the carbon footprint for it gives greater control over its parameters such as temperature.