Using the naturally occurring laws of physics, a passive solar hot air heater uses the heat from the winter sun to heat indoor living spaces. Because the sun follows a similar, predictable pattern throughout the seasons, if...
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Growing Vegetables in a Cold Frame
Ever wished that you had a way to grow and enjoy fresh vegetables in the winter? A lot of people live in sunny areas...
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Paolo Soleri’s Arcosanti – Blending Architecture and Ecology
I drove to Arcosanti in January, having heard about his blending of architecture and ecology into the new term of arcology, finding form as...
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Passive and Active Solar Retrofit on a Traditional Adobe
In this lovely and innovative passive solar retrofit, an older adobe home transformed to become an efficient, modern house with...
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How Passive Solar Keeps You Warm In Snowy Winters
Here’s a beautiful passive solar house that’s toasty warm in the cold, snowy winter. He has a gorgeous tile floor...
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The Best of the Solar Decathlon
Innovation from fresh minds is encouraged and spurred when colleges and universities compete in the most challenging solar home design...
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Utilizing Urban Roof Space for Efficient Living
The City College of New York contributed an innovative way to utilize the underrated, yet valuable space of NYC’s roof...
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A Translucent Quonset Hut Retrofit on an Adobe Home
To learn more about an innovative adobe home renovation, I drove from the bustling city of Albuquerque into the hills...
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A Civic-Minded and Efficient Solar House
Teaming up to create an admirable civic effort, the Parsons New School for Design and the Stevens Institute of Technology...
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Solar Decathlon Competition Homes
See the "Best of" the 2011 Solar Decathlon competition homes.
Arranged by final overall standing.
- University of Maryland
- Purdue University, Indiana
- Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Middlebury College, Vermont
- Ohio State
- So Cal Institute of Architecture and CalTech
- University of Illinois
- University of Tennessee
- Massachusetts College of Art & Design / University of Mass
- University of Calgary, Canada
- Florida International University
- Appalachian State University, North Carolina
- Parsons NS Stevens, NYC & NJ
- Old Dominion / Hampton University, Virginia
- Tongji University, China
- Ghent University, Belgium
- City College of New York
- Rutgers / New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Univ. of S. Florida / Florida State U / U of Central Florida / U of Florida
