Solar
Planet Forward
Lean green design teams from around the world produced some winning ideas at this year's Solar Decathlon. Maryland won DOE's top prize, but we staged our own vote. From Vermont, Middlebury College got the nod. Watch
The 2011 Solar Decathlon officially ended on October 2nd when director Richard King sent a warm thank you to everyone involved. But the Solar Decathlon happens every two years, and King ended his thank you like a starter cuing off a race. "I can't... Read More
Planet Forward
Middlebury's Self Reliance, a house modeled after the classic New England Farmhouse, won our Solar Decathlon contest. Now, we're featuring them on national TV. Watch tonight on PBS's Nightly Business Report and learn why this team inspired so many... Read More
The George Washington University
The University of Maryland's Watershed home took first place at the Solar Decathlon 2011. See what innovations took them straight to the top!
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
This year's Solar Decathlon was big on zero-energy homes and innovation. Watch and learn more on how different teams from all over the world created the balance between practicality and efficiency necessary for a net-zero home.
The George Washington University
Purdue University brought their green design, the INhome, to the 2011 Solar Decathlon in Washington DC. They turn a typical midwestern home into an energy efficient and sustainable dwelling...but with a twist.
George Washington University
THIS WEEK: How to turn a Solar Decathlon house into a home. GW students Melissa Turley and Jon Fenech followed Team Empowerhouse through the Solar Decathlon. Their innovation? Making it affordable enough to be a Habitat for Humanity home. WATCH... Read More
The George Washington University
Team New Jersey, a collaboration of Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, built the ENJOY house. This house is the first entry to the competition built from concrete.
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Together I worked with another student, Jon Fenech, to cover the Empowerhouse team throughout the Solar Decathlon. The team consisted of Parsons, Milano and Stevens Institute of Technology.
We’ve all heard people say that building environmentally sustainable homes is just too costly. The most recent critic to step up against zero-carbon homes is Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom. Given London’s famously dismal climate,... Read More