Fab Tree Hab

The Fab Tree Hab is a hypothetical ecological home design developed at MIT in the early 2000s by Mitchell Joachim, Javier Arbona and Lara Greden.

With the idea of easing the burden humanity places on the environment with conventional housing by growing "living, breathing" tree homes.

Extra operating costs required over the life-time of the home include pest management with organic pesticides and maintenance of the living machine's water treatment system.

Technical demonstration and innovation is still needed for certain components, primarily the bioplastic windows that accept growth of the structure and the management of flows across the wall section to assure that the interior remains dry and animal-free.

[2][1] Realization of these homes will begin as an experiment, and it is envisioned that thereafter, the concept of renewal will take on a new architectural form, one of inter-dependency between nature and people.

As of May 2007 Mitchell Joachim stated that there is a "50 per cent" organic project in California, combining natural elements and traditional construction.