Yes, it’s got recycling/power generating features, etc, but ‘mobile’? How much energy does it need to move something this big? Plus, structurally, how much material and engineering is needed to create such an incredible shape? It will take a tremendous amount of resources to create something like this compared to an equivalent structure made in a more traditional form, ie, flat on the ground. Once it’s built, and as long as it isn’t moved, then, yes, it may be green. But the effort in building it and moving it must surely negate any green benefits it may offer.

It’s a pity because it looks incredible. It looks just how the ‘future’ is supposed to look. But then looks are so often deceiving, aren’t they?

Have I missed something? Or is this an environmental white elephant? Even an environmental nightmare!

Steve N. Lee
author of eco-blog http://www.lionsledbysheep.com
and suspense thriller ‘What if…?’