Tag: landscape

  • Sustainable HARVEST HOME Helps to Heal Body and Spirit of Wounded Warrior

    The first city-wide collegiate team to be formed in Washington, D.C. and compete in the Solar Decathlon is Team Capitol DC, made up of students and faculty mentors from Catholic University, American University, and George Washington University. Their entry is HARVEST HOME, taking its name from its harvesting of natural resources, and is designed to…

  • Made in the USA: Green Builder Magazine Showcases Xero Flor Green Roof System

    In August 2013, Green Builder Magazine showcased the best durable/sustainable green building products that are made in the United States, pointing out that American manufacturing creates domestic jobs, reduces the impact of overseas shipping, and often makes use of locally-sourced raw materials. Among the thirty-one products featured was the Xero Flor Green Roof System (the…

  • Australia Wins Solar Decathlon China 2013

    Winners of the Solar Decathlon China 2013, Team UOW (of University of Wollongong and TAFE Illawarra Institute) was the first Australian team to have ever won a place in a Solar Decathlon final and was the largest student-run competition that the UoW has ever entered. Hosted by the United States Department of Energy, the Chinese…

  • Salvaged Old-World Charm Meets Modern-Day Efficiency in S.C. Cabin

    Jay Hicks didn’t miss a beat when he lost his South Carolina cabin to a fire. He decided to build off of the 80-year-old original structure’s partial wall that had remained standing and devised a plan to have Addison Homes design and build a high-performance, energy efficient home that would have an old-world charm. Fitting…

  • Net Zero ADAPT Home Reduces the Need for Climate Control in the Chihuahua Desert

    One of twenty teams that have been chosen to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 competition, Team Texas is comprised of eighty students from multiple disciplines at University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and El Paso Community College. Their submission is the $250,000 ADAPT home, a single family dwelling that takes…