Tag: Solar Decathlon
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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…
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Solar Powered Home Finds A Second Life In Washington D.C.
The U.S. Department of Energy reports on how a house from the recent Solar Decathlon has turned into a very green home for a lucky Washington D.C. family. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechling. …
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Green College Towns, DC Is Gunning For You
Leaders from nine Washington, D.C., schools have joined with the mayor in a pledge to turn the city into the “greenest college town in America.”
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Solar Home Continues To Inspire Post Decathlon
The WaterShed house, winner of the Solar Decathlon 2011, will continue to inspire conservation under the ownership of Maryland energy provider Pepco.