Category: Solar Decathlon 2011
The University of Illinois is building the Re_home for their entry into the 2011 Solar Decathlon. The Re_home is one that can be deployed as a “sustainable disaster relief solution” to be built quickly...
UPDATE: See the Watershed home in all its glory at the 2011 Solar Decathlon. This home placed 1st in the Solar Decathlon, also winning the Architecture category along the way. The original review of the...
UPDATE: See the ENJOY house built for the 2011 Solar Decathlon. The following is a review of the model. Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology team up for their 2011 Solar Decathlon...
The Solar Decathlon university teams will be travelling to Washington D.C. this fall to construct their solar efficient homes for the competition and to display their projects to the public. The Solar Decathlon will...
As the summer approaches and students across the country prepare to leave university campuses for the summer break, Solar Decathlon team members are doing the opposite…
The University of Hawaii, Honolulu, is creating a sustainable and efficient house that is well suited for tropical regions for this year’s 2011 Solar Decathlon. The Hale Pilihonua has lofty and noble ambitions, especially...
In contrast to some of the Solar Decathlon entrants with sharp angles, the University of Calgary is creating a house that has the smooth shape of a curved dome.
Four Florida Universities are working together to create and present the Flex House for the upcoming 2011 Solar Decathlon. Team Florida is comprised of Florida State University, the University of Central Florida, the University...
UPDATE: See Team Tidewater’s house in the 2011 Solar Decathlon. The team used innovative phase-change materials to increase the thermal mass in the sun porch. Team Tidewater, representing Old Dominion University and Hampton University...
UPDATE: The Decathlon has taken place since the review of the model was written below. See the First Light in the 2011 Solar Decathlon. The team from Wellington U. won the Engineering and Energy...