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Planet Mechanics Dick Strawbridge and Jem Stansfield travel to Liverpool, England, to try to find a solution to Britain's affordable housing crisis. They have been invited by Professor Kronenburg, Head of Architecture at Liverpool University to help turn cheap and plentiful shipping containers into the economical and sustainable homes of the future. There are enough shipping containers in existence to circle the Earth more than twice if laid end-to-end.
In just six days, with a budget of $20,000, Dick, Jem and six architecture students try to transform three 6-metre metal shipping containers into a inhabitable home. The heat and hot water come from a wood burning stove and thermal store, power for the ultra-efficient LED lights comes from solar panels and the electricity for a house computer comes from an old gym exercise bike!
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Planet Mechanics: read more about their mission to fix the world. Meet Dick Strawbridge and Jem Stansfield, the eco-engineering duo that will keep you entertained for the entire season.
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