I’m highly intrigued by small, off-site spaces that are both eco-friendly and private. Sort of like little green bungalows. In fact, last summer I wrote an article titled “Five Crazy Cool Eco Spaces For The Ultimate Retreat” over on GroovyGreen listing my favorites. Looks like I might now have to add the Lifepod to that group.

The Lifepods are 10-foot-by-12-foot solar integrated building systems that can be used as an office, pool house, shed, or whatever other creative uses you can think of. Tommy Lee and Ludacris both became intimately involved with the units after competing against one another to see who could build one the fastest. That challenge is just one of many green contests that will be shown as part of their new series on Planet Green, Battleground Earth. From the release,

“The Envision Solar team works alongside Ludacris and Tommy Lee in fast-pace competition to see which team can use the power of the sun to get their names up in lights. Once built, Envision Solar will donate both solar LifePod™ sheds to Battleground Baptist Church in New Orleans, Louisiana.

‘It’s so gratifying to provide the LifePods™ to Battleground Baptist Church so they can add useable space and generate clean energy,’ said Envision Solar’s Chairman and CEO Bob Noble. ‘Envision Solar had a great time teaming up with Ludacris and Tommy Lee. It was a lot of fun to see the LifePods™ take shape in a matter of hours.’

Each pod generates about 170 watts of solar energy and consists of 16 panels — about enough to power a small, single family home. The lower energy bills as a result will benefit the Battleground Church for years to come.

No word yet on who actually won the building contest. We’ll have to wait until the series premieres on August 3rd to find out.

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Tags: ludacris, tommy lee.

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