▁ge odes ic ▁dom es , ▁an ▁un con vent ional ▁building - design ▁approach   – ▁expl ored ▁by ▁Full er   – ▁that ▁maxim izes ▁strength ▁and ▁covered ▁area ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁materials ▁used . ▁He ▁also ▁dove ▁enthus iast ically ▁into ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁renew able ▁energy ▁sources ▁in ▁homes ▁and ▁in ▁food - production ▁facilities , ▁working ▁with ▁Integr ated ▁Life ▁Support ▁Systems ▁Labor ator ies ▁( IL S , ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico ) ▁and ▁with ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Tod d ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁New ▁Al chem ists ▁involved ▁with ▁" The ▁Ark " ▁project . ▁Bald win ' s ▁initial ▁invol vement ▁with ▁solar ▁energy ▁was ▁during ▁that ▁very ▁experimental , ▁ad - lib ▁phase ▁when ▁much ▁was ▁moving ▁from ▁principles ▁or ▁theory ▁into ▁actual ▁development . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁at ▁I LS , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁co - developer ▁of ▁what ▁has ▁been ▁tout ed ▁as ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁building ▁to ▁be ▁he ated ▁and ▁otherwise ▁power ed ▁by ▁solar ▁and ▁wind ▁power ▁exclus ively . ▁ ▁At ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island , ▁Jay ▁Bald win ▁perfect ed ▁his ▁green house ▁design : ▁successfully ▁maintain ing ▁Ban ana ▁trees . ▁He ▁used ▁several ▁water ▁t anks ▁filled ▁with ▁til ap ia , ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁natural ▁fert il izer ▁for ▁his ▁hydro pon ics ▁system . ▁His ▁green house ▁includes ▁a ▁volume ▁of ▁comp ost ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁heat , ▁which ▁is ▁rec ir cul ated ▁by ▁ce