Feature: Solar Decathlon Powers Up
Posted on September 18th, 2011 by Mary Lord
What does it take to build a solar village, where homes not only are designed to create more energy than they use but are comfortable and cool to look at, too? For some 19 collegiate teams from the U.S. and aborad installing their entries to the 2011 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C., this past weekend, the answer is: lots of hands-on work involving hammers, wrenches, plumbing, and construction cranes.
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Tags: Architecture, Design, Solar Decathlon, Solar Energy, Solar Engineering, U.S. Department of Energy
