Originally published on 1Sun4All. One if my favorite features of California State University, Sacramento‘s net-zero energy home for the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015, is the spacious outdoor deck that expands the interior spaces and lets the light “cascade in.” The master bedroom has its own entry onto a porch, a … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) team started its home design for the Solar Decathlon 2015 with ideas to build a sustainable home that can be expanded as the family grows. The Nest Home is constructed using repurposed shipping containers which give this flexibility, and the student design team reused exterior siding and recycled the home’s insulation. … [continued]
The US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 team Texas/Germany — the University of Texas at Austin and Technische Universitaet Muenchen in Germany — has designed an affordable, net-zero energy, water self-sufficient home — NexusHaus — that has two 420-ft2 modules. One unit houses living, dining, and kitchen areas, and the other houses two … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 has brought us another team concept in its award-winning program that challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate net-zero energy, solar-powered houses. Solar Decathlon has also announced a new team lineup and that information is available at the end of … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Clemson University from South Carolina is benefiting from the past by using a classic construction technique to build their net-zero energy Indigo Pine competition house for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015. The team says the house embodies the history of South Carolina while looking to the future of sustainability. Like a traditional Southern house, … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The Solar Decathlon 2015 team, West Virginia University and University of Roma Tor Vergata, has designed a house that merges Italian and Appalachian design concepts with innovative energy techniques. STILE is a simple and compact house covered by an elegant, classically inspired arch that runs north to south … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 will present the sustainable housing achievements of 17 collegiate teams. The student teams are given two years to design and build solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The net-zero homes will be on display – systems operated and monitored – for two weeks. … [continued]
The students from West Virginia University designed and built PEAK, a very cool net-zero energy log cabin for the Solar Decathlon 2013, you may remember my story: Have You Ever Wanted To Live In A Net-Zero Log Cabin? (VIDEO). While visiting their competition home, I noticed that the team members were … [continued]
1Sun4All. As individuals, we are responsible for 100% of the energy we use in our daily lives. Did it ever occur to you that, as individuals collectively responsible for half of the world’s energy, you have a lot of power? This quote is from Richard King, the founder and director … [continued]
1Sun4All. Have you thought about how the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon got started? Who was the first person to want to have a student competition that demonstrates the use of solar rooftop systems? According to Solar Decathlon, it began with Richard King. In 1999 he had been working at the Department … [continued]
