Nearby Stevens Institute team wins 2015 Solar Decathlon competition
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Started in 2002, The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The winner of the competition is the team that best blends affordability, consumer appeal, and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency. A student-led team from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ has won the 2015 Solar Decathlon with a “Coastal Home of the Future” – the SU+RE House. Affordable, net-zero, and entirely solar-powered, the home was inspired by the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. It hopes to serve as a prototype for coastal homes. Congratulations to the team that created this forward thinking project.
http://www.archdaily.com/775726/stevens-hurricane-resilient-su-plus-re-house-wins-solar-decathlon-20…
http://www.archdaily.com/775726/stevens-hurricane-resilient-su-plus-re-house-wins-solar-decathlon-20…