A new housing project in Nottingham is pushing green innovations to the limit and has put forward some radical kitchen solutions. Six futuristic energy efficient homes have been engineered by a group from the University of Nottingham, with state-of-the-art kitchen technology put forward as a means of progressing sustainable home design. The universitys School of Built Environment initiative features radical kitchen design that avoids energy-heavy traditional cookers, and instead uses an induction hob and its magnetic technology for stove-top cooking.Avoiding the use of gas or of excessive electricity, induction hobs use a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic coated pot above an induction coil, with heat passing between the two. Dr Mark Gillott, co-director of Nottinghams Institute of Sustainable Energy Technology, said that the house models would be lived in, allowing the team to compile data on energy use and develop a blueprint for sustainable living.He told Design News Each of the houses is going to become a research test bed for new ideas, for innovation. Were going to get continuous monitored data from them. Other features of the green homes will be LED lighting throughout, as well as a network of under-floor pipes to create a ground-air heat-exchange system, regulating air temperature and preventing the need for central heating.