Science Daily => Best Solar Homes: German Team Wins Solar Decathlon
I can always get behind this type of stuff.
The Solar Decathlon challenged 20 college and university teams to compete in 10 contests and design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered home.
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This team from Germany came to the Solar Decathlon hoping to have an impact on people, and it’s safe to say that this happened. Darmstadt won the Architecture, Lighting, and Engineering contests. The Architecture Jury said the house pushed the envelope on all levels and is the type of house they came to the Decathlon hoping to see. The Lighting Jury loved the way this house glows at night. The Engineering Jury gave this team an innovation score that was as high as you could go, and said nobody did the integration of the PV system any better. Darmstadt was one of seven teams to score a perfect 100 points in the Energy Balance contest. All week, long lines of people waited to get into this house. Total points – 1024.85
Pity they didn’t describe how the houses achieved their win and what the technologies used were.
And why does the house glow at night?
What’s on my iTunes right now?
Regimental Company March from the album “The Bagpipes & Drums Of Scotland†by The Gordon Highlanders