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SCIArc & Caltech
Thursday, September 22, 2011
When engineering and designing infrastructure of the future it is imperative that we first understand the consequences of a changing climate. CHIP looks to the future and how solar architecture can make a difference.
Tags: climate change, engineering, students, DOE, CHIP, SCIArc, Caltech, Southern California Institute of Architecture, California Institute of Technology, SCI-Arc
SCIArc & Caltech
Saturday, September 24, 2011
What will the homes of the future look like? How will we live in them and how will they occupy space and use precious resources? CHIP has a vision, watch and see how it works!
Tags: NREL, Green, sustainable, students, colleges, #sd2011, Solar Decathlon. Department of Energy, CHIP, SCIArc, Caltech
SCIArc & Caltech
Thursday, September 15, 2011
CHIP'S Architectural concept is driven by the two sides of the net zero equation: energy production and energy consumption. Watch to find out how Team California makes the two sides meet!
Tags: NREL, Green, sustainable, college, students, #sd2011, Solar Decathlon. Department of Energy, CHIP, SCIArc, Caltech
SCIArc & Caltech
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
All mechanical systems in our house design have been selected to optimize the tradeoff between energy savings and cost of added photovoltaic (PV) energy generation.
Tags: california, solar, Green building, renewable energy, sustainable, architecture, Solar Decathlon, zero energy, students, colleges
The George Washington University
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
California schools SCI-Arc and Caltech team up to make CHIP (Compact Hyper-Insulated Prototype). The student-run team uses this prefab, net-zero solar-powered house to rethink what a "home" should look like in this energy conscious age.