Sentences with phrase «decathlon house»

In the biennial Solar Decathlon house design competition, the sun's energy takes center stage, but this year the University of Maryland team created a house that also highlights our water usage — a characteristic that has no doubt helped the team jump to first place in the esteemed design - build competition put on by the US Department of Energy.

The Emirati Solar Decathlon House will be a «gatherer» of renewable energy resources and a positive contributor to the future growth of the UAE urban fabric.

The «Spirit of the Union» is a multidisciplinary team proposing a sustainable and environmentally responsible Emirati Solar Decathlon House prototype for the 2018 Solar Decathlon Middle East.

That's the case with the Solar Decathlon House in Ithaca, New York, where the guys from Zero Energy Design (ZED) worked their butts to meet the criteria for a zero - energy residence.

Related: University of Maryland's WaterShed Solar Decathlon House Takes First Place In Architecture!

Not exact matches

When Smith went to what he thought was 1976 Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner's home, his ex-wife explained over the intercom that «when he divorced me, he lost the house.»

That's because the arrays will also allow Butte students to get real world training for the green jobs of tomorrow, much like the semiannual Solar Decathlon, which pits students from schools around the country against each other to design and build solar - powered houses.

Michelle Kaufmann is judging this year's Solar Decathlon and here are some of the photos she took of the Team Tennessee house at the National Mall's West Potomac Park.Tennessee seeks to apply global technologies to local

It was designed by students at the New School and Stevens Institute of Technology as part of a Solar Decathlon design competition, which partnered with the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development.

Open to the public and free of charge, the Solar Decathlon allows visitors to tour ultra-efficient houses, gather ideas to use in their own homes, and learn how energy - saving features can help reduce power bills.

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is an international competition that challenges 20 collegiate teams to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy - efficient solar powered house.

The Missouri University of Science and Technology entry in the U.S. Solar Decathlon 2013 competition, which takes place in Irvine, California on October 3 - 13, 2013, is Chameleon House, so named for its ability to adapt to the environment and transform according to the needs of its residents.

Maison Reciprocity, or Reciprocity House, is one of the entrants in this year's Solar Decathlon Europe competition.

One of the entries into this year's US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is the so - called Sure House, which is powered by solar energy and also built to withstand harsh coastal weather conditions.

Once the competition is over, reACT will be shipped back to Maryland and installed next to Maryland's Solar Decathlon 2007 second - place house in a sustainability park for further research and development.

The first team from the Czech Republic to enter the Solar Decathlon is Team CTU, made up of 26 students who set their sights on designing and building a prototype for future housing while raising awareness of solar energy, energy efficiency, and Czech architecture and engineering.

After Chameleon House returns to Missouri, it will help to raise awareness of solar energy in the state by being available for tours and research opportunities in the Solar Village, where previous Solar Decathlon entries from 2002, 2005, 2007, and 2009 serve as outreach assets and student housing.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon is a biennial competition challenging 20 student teams from universities around the world to design and build houses powered entirely by the sun.

Since 2002, the Solar Decathlon has involved over 90 teams and influenced thousands of collegiate participants in interdisciplinary research, design and construction of energy - efficient, solar - powered houses.

This is how we found out about the Solar Decathlon China 2013, a design competition that will challenge collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar - powered houses that are Net Zero Energy Buildings and are affordable, energy - efficient and attractive.

Check out our exclusive photos of this seemingly basic but surprisingly innovative house, which is currently on display at the 2011 Solar Decathlon competition on the National Mall in Washington DC.

Nineteen eco-friendly prefab houses are currently competing on the National Mall in the 2011 Solar Decathlon, and Maryland's WaterShed house has led the pack through the first week, as judges awarded points in a variety of categories.

PHCA will host Ed May, team lead from the 2015 Solar Decathlon winning project, SURE HOUSE, to talk about how Passive House helped their project capture the Grand PHOUSE, to talk about how Passive House helped their project capture the Grand PHouse helped their project capture the Grand Prize.

Through combining the goals of Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018 with newopportunities in desert farming and the natural beauty of the Emirates, the house provides animmersive agricultural tourism experience.

Self - Reliance, Middlebury College's U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 entry, is a two - bedroom, ultra-efficient, 990 - ft2 house designed for a family of four.

Michelle Kaufmann is judging this year's Solar Decathlon and here are some of the photos she took of the Team Tennessee house at the National Mall's West Potomac Park.

After the decathlon, the house will be donated to a veterans» resource center at California State University - San Marcos.