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Best of best from this year’s best green competitions

Aditi Justa — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:25 +0000

It’s the best time to take a look back at the best of the best things that happened this year. A number of green competitions were held this year and a number of entries managed to make an impression. Designers and companies from around the...

Top 5 teams battling it out at the DOE Solar Decathlon competition

Aditi Justa — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:27:48 +0000

The Solar Decathlon, an international collegiate contest designed to spur students to pursue careers in science and engineering, encourage the development of green technologies and raise public awareness of energy efficiency issues, this year has...

Eco Homes: Penn State’s Natural Fusion home uses cylindrical PVs for more power

Anupam — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:58:32 +0000

Eco Factor: Solar-powered home designed for Solar Decathlon competition. While most of the 20 participants who will be competing in the Solar Decathlon competition to be held early next month are relying on flat solar panels, Penn...

Solar powered S•KY BLUE House for the Solar Decathlon

Desh — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:26:49 +0000

The UK’s “Blues” team, while competing in the U.S Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition in Washington, D.C, will display their S-KY BLUE home. The 800-square feet home is a completely off the grid construction with solar panels...

Eco Homes: BAC and Tufts University students ready Curio house for Solar Decathlon

Anupam — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:12:46 +0000

Eco Factor: Prototype house generates more solar energy than it consumes. Students from the Boston Architectural College (BAC) and Tufts University have completed their green home for the upcoming Solar Decathlon competition, which will be one...

Eco Homes: University of Louisiana preps hurricane-resistant home for Solar Decathlon

Anupam — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:58:37 +0000

Eco Factor: Green home runs on solar power. After working for two years on a home that gets powered by solar energy, students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have finally unveiled their solar-powered home designed for the...

Zerow House: An affordable solar house by Rice University students

Aditi Justa — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:34:09 +0000

Students of Rice University in Houston have built a new solar house that is definitely to look out for. The house named as the Zerow House will compete against other solar homes as part of the Solar Decathlon sponsored by the U.S. Energy...

Eco Homes: SCU students ready their dream house for 2009 Solar Decathlon

Anupam — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:36:39 +0000

Eco Factor: House powered by solar energy developed by student team at Santa Clara University. The biannual Solar Decathlon competition will be held this year in October. Universities from around the globe are trying out their ecofriendly...

Dwell Hunting: Silo House might just be the one you were looking for

Priyanka Ohri — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:02:38 +0000

Cornell University students have erected a house which they like to call ‘Silo House’, as it is reminiscent of grain silo. This solar powered house is quite an attraction in New York State fair, as this one bedroom house makes all the energy...

Eco Homes: Virginia Tech designs zero-energy Lumenhaus home for Solar Decathlon

Anupam — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:58:05 +0000

Eco Factor: Net zero-energy home gets powered by rooftop solar panels, harvested rain and gray water. This year’s Solar Decathlon competition has kept universities craving for the next-gen technology that can be integrated into smart homes...