The European Union produced a video stockshots on the new ways of using energy. This stockshot illustrates 2. Brutopia, an Energy Efficient Building in Brussels, Belgium. Source: European Commission

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Infoclip: (2) New ways of using energy - Brutopia: Energy Efficient Building, Brussels, Belgium

Title: Infoclip: (2) New ways of using energy - Brutopia: Energy Efficient Building, Brussels, Belgium

Brussels street, exterior of home (3 shots)

Kitchen, homeowner makes coffee (2 shots)

SOUNDBITE by Marijke van den Dries, Belgian homeowner, (in DUTCH) saying that there is no heating in the house; the place gets actually heated by the heat that her body generates, when she cooks, if people come visit, and such things; and the building is made in such way that it is almost airtight; whatever heat is inside doesn't get sucked outside; what made this project really special get sucked outside; what made this project really special to her, beyond the fact that it is passive, is that it is a co-housing project, which means that there are 29 families in 2 blocks and they have done everything themselves; and through this, they have become a community; this feeling of community brings a lot of comfort and happiness; she can't see any other way to describe it but as a small community in the middle of the great Brussels

Homeowner shows foldable bed, sliding door (4 shots)

Homeowner shows the air purification system (4 shots)

Homeowner regulates fridge ventilation (2 shots)

View out of window, image of window (2 shots)

Balcony, automated blinds unfold (4 shots)

Images of exterior of building (5 shots)

Images of compost box in back garden (3 shots)

Washing machine, programme panel (5 shots)

Various valves, pipes connecting (3 shots)

Woman walks through basement garage, opens gated door to bicycle shed, mounts her bicycle, cycles off (5 shots)