Solar House Team http://sunhome.mst.edu/ en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:44:50 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Living in the Solar Village Can students live in the Solar Village?

Yes any student can live in the Solar Village. Because it is on campus, is also counts as Campus Approved Housing for Freshman and Sophmore students who are required to live on campus. The leases typically run June 1-May 31.

The Solar Village is first open to members of the solar house team. If no one from the Solar House team wants to live there, it is then open to members of the members of the Student Deisgn and Experiential Learning Center (SDELC, http://design.mst.edu/). After that the house is available to the entire campus. The selection process has never left the SDELC.

For the 2008-2009 year, we will have three houses available for rent. If you would like more information, contact the Student Design and Experiential Learning Center in the 112 Engineering Research Lab (behind Computer Science).

]]> http://sunhome.mst.edu/2008/04/living_in_the_solar_village.html http://sunhome.mst.edu/2008/04/living_in_the_solar_village.html Questions and Answers Solar Village Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:44:50 -0600 <![CDATA[S&T and Mizzou Team up]]> Over the last few weeks the Missouri S&T solar house team has been making arrangements with students and faculty in the Architectural Studies program at Mizzou to work together on the 2009 Solar Decathlon. Last Saturday 16 students and 2 advisers joined us here in Rolla to discuss the partnership.

Being one of only two schools without an Architecture program, we need some help. After proposing the idea to some of the faculty, we found out they loved it. They are ready to hop on board with all-out effort. The first thing we needed to work out would be team structure. We have decided that Mizzou students will be primarily responsible for the architectural and interior design features of the house. S&T students will be primarily responsible for the systems in the house and "making it work." It will be great to have Architects fighting for the looks of the house and the engineers fighting for the systems and functionality of the house.

We had to come up with a new name that could incorporate the name of both schools into project. We have tentatively decided to call it the Show-Me Solar Project. Look out decathlon, the team from Missouri is back and better

]]> http://sunhome.mst.edu/2008/02/st_and_mizzou_team_up.html http://sunhome.mst.edu/2008/02/st_and_mizzou_team_up.html Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:39:31 -0600 <![CDATA[Missouri S&T selected for 2009]]> The Missouri S&T Solar House received word today that we have been admitted to the 2009 competition. We have made changes to the internal working of our team and should be receiving more support from the University.

If you are interested in joining or supporting the team, send an e-mail to sunhome@mst.edu contact sunhome@mst.edu for more information.

]]> http://sunhome.mst.edu/2008/01/missouri_st_selected_for_2009.html http://sunhome.mst.edu/2008/01/missouri_st_selected_for_2009.html 2009 Solar House Public Relations Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:28:54 -0600 Master Picture Index I am trying to put together a master folder of all the pictures taken of our house before, during and after competition. If you have ANY pictures, please drop me an e-mail sunhome@mst.edu.

Thanks!

-Joe

]]> http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/12/master_picture_index.html http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/12/master_picture_index.html 2007 Solar House Competition Media Public Relations Solar Village Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:05:08 -0600 University Name Change For anyone out there who doesn't know, the university is changing from UMR to the Missouri University of Science and Technology or Missouri S&T for short.

To distinguish UMR from the other University of Missouri campuses; to reflect the university’s national mission; to broaden market share for the best students nationally, and to enhance the university’s reputation.

Effective immediately please know that all of our websites and e-mail address have changed from umr.edu to mst.edu. For the time being umr.edu will work, but is soon to be disabled.

sunhome@mst.edu
Main Website: http://solarhouse.mst.edu
Blog: http://sunhome.mst.edu

]]> http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/12/university_name_change.html http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/12/university_name_change.html 2002 Solar House 2005 Solar House 2007 Solar House Events Media Public Relations Questions and Answers Solar Village Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:47:01 -0600 2009 Project Begins The team is back and now well rested after the 2007 Solar Decathlon. We have been working hard to get the 2007 house established on the foundation. To do this, we are moving all the mechanical systems to the basement. This will give the house a more normal feel when someone moves in next semester. At the same time we have been meeting over the last couple weeks to discuss design ideas and themes. We have a number of strengths that we are going to try to keep up the momentum on, but we also have a few weaknesses that we are working on plans for improvement. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Department of Energy's Request for Proposals (RFP) is Due on December 7th. We have been hard at work getting this prepared.

The rumors floating around there were about 60 proposals sent in for the 2007 competition, of which 20 were accepted. For this competition it is expected they will receive more than 100 proposals.

We are very excited about the next competition. We more support internally from than school than ever before. We have more student interest. We have more corporate interest. All around, this is a very exciting and nerve wrecking time for us. So be sure to keep your fingers crossed to find out if we will be in the next competition to take place on the national mall in 2009.

]]> http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/11/2009_project_begins.html http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/11/2009_project_begins.html 2009 Solar House Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:38:18 -0600 A Few Pictures Since we haven't posted many pictures, here are a few that I took in Washington D.C.

This is an interior shot from the hall, looking toward the front door during construction on the National Mall. Each one of those windows on the curved "header" comes apart separately to ship the house.

]]> http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/a_few_pictures.html http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/a_few_pictures.html 2007 Solar House Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:01:11 -0600 05 Solar House Sighting I was in Chicago last weekend on a random bus and I happened to look up at the advertisements on the top walls. There was a poster for a Green Home Expo and it had a small partial picture of the 2005 UMR Solar House on it. Check out the picture below. It is the picture just to the left of the large pole. There isn't much there, but it's definately recognizable.

Of course I got really excited and started telling everyone that I actually built the house that was in the picture. How cool is that?!

-Chris

]]> http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/05_solar_house_sighting.html http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/05_solar_house_sighting.html 2005 Solar House Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:54:09 -0600 Cost Per Square Foot What is the Cost per square foot of the 2007 solar house?

The cost of a marketable prototype of the UMR Solar House is approx. $200,000.

The foot print of the house is 800 square feet. That comes out to be $250/square foot.

]]> http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/cost_per_square_foot.html http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/cost_per_square_foot.html 2007 Solar House Questions and Answers Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:41:09 -0600 The results are in The results came back. The UMR Solar House finished in eleventh place, quite a bit lower than we had hoped, but still an amazing feat. In the end the team worked hard, had fun and helped save the world. As they say everyone wins with this type of project.

We have started talking about what our 2009 house will look like. Stay tuned to find out more!

]]> http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/the_results_are_in.html http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/the_results_are_in.html 2007 Solar House Competition Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:31:29 -0600 Market Viability is in The results of market viability is in. UMR took 4th place. I guess the architects didn't like the house, but the builders and real estate agents loved it!

]]> http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/market_viability_is_in.html http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/market_viability_is_in.html 2007 Solar House Competition Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:03:44 -0600 Village closed today Today the house was closed to the general public for competition purposes. Right now we are ahead on the amount of energy stored in our batteries from where we started on Monday. What does that mean? Good things. Tomorrow is supposed to be a cloudy day here, especially between 10-2pm, the best hours for collecting energy from the sun. We will continue to monitor the batteries. As competition continues teams will start to make strategic decisions on what should be done. Should we focus in on getting energy balance? Should we put the energy into the GEM and convert it to mileage for points? Should we compete in the lighting and appliance categories? Can we do everything? Tomorrow, I believe we may see a turning point of the competition.

The Solar Decathlon points battle on the National Mall continues to wage, but we are currently leading the Hot Water and Appliances portions of the event. We have yet to be judged on Energy Balance and the all-important (to us) Engineering, and the Comfort Zone, Lighting, and Getting Around events are judged throughout the week, so no points have yet been awarded in any of those categories. In the morning we will find out the results of the Market Viability Contest.

]]> http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/village_closed_today.html http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/village_closed_today.html 2007 Solar House Competition Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:28:19 -0600 Thanks to all the friends of the UMR Solar House We would like to thanks all those who graciously contributed to our "Support a Square Foot" program. All the people on this list contributed $100-$499 to the project. If you or your organization wish to Support a Square Foot, please contact us at sunhome@umr.edu or post here!

Friends of the UMR Solar House:
2 Smart Chix LLC
A-1 Moving & Storage
Adam V. Tiehes
Al Heinbokel
Anderson & Associates
Andrew, Connor, and Nathan Dickens
Anesha McKinney
ANS Student Section of UMR
Arby and Helen Moore
Arnold P. Harness
Ashlee Welton
Ashley and James Guise
Brad and Jana Miller
Carpenter’s Local No. 2298
Chris Kruger
Citadel Properties LLC
Constance and Jordan Heiman
Cynthia K. Hobart
Dan and Jane Sudkamp
Dave Bryant
David Bollinger & Family
David Cotter
Dickison
Donald Higginbotham
Doug and Karla Carroll
Dr. Stuart Baur
Eta Kappa Nu
Fred R. Bunch – Attorney at Law
Gilbert D. Smith, M.D., LLC
Heartland Security
Herbert and Thelma Annis
Jaeques P Fransaw
Jerry Bayless
Jim Compton
Joe & Lynda's Tater Patch
Joe Schaefer
Joel Lamson
John and Dorcas Park
Keith Corzine
Keller's Rental Place
Kent W Lynn
Kreisler Drug Store
Lindsay Foundation
Lisa Battern
Lucas Sales
Marietta Burton Hiatt
Mark and Jonna Krueger
Mary Adams
Mary Emke
Medhi Ferdowsi
Michael R. Haney
Milton J. Murry
MiMi's Café
MSM UMR Alumni Association
Nancy and Sam McCaughey
Nick Bristow
Patricia V. Gelner
Paul Hirtz
Paul Langenfeld
Peckham & Wright Architects, Inc.
Prasenjit & Swarnali
Rob Stone
Robert & Syndia Tucker
Robert and Cheryl McKay
Russel G. Wick, Jr.
Ryan Thortan
Scandura Family BSEE '84
Sharone K. Pamiam
Steve Schnurbusch
Tau Beta Pi
Timothy P. Myers & Company
UMR IEEE-Student Branch
Valerie Nottage
William A. Stolz
William and Elizabeth Schluemer
William C. Dale, DMD
WM Snodgrass

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http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=557097761&play=1

The counter tops that they refer to in this video are made by PaperStone and the solar/domestic hot water system she showcases is made by Watt's Radiant.

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]]> http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/cnbc_video.html http://sunhome.mst.edu/2007/10/cnbc_video.html 2007 Solar House Competition Media Public Relations Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:06:31 -0600 And they're off . . . Yesterday at 10 am we saw the opening ceremony of the decathlon. Today, marked the first day of competition. Bright and early today, we had our first round of tours for the jury: Market Appeal, Architecture and Communications. All three tours went well. It was good to be the first team to host all three of these juries. We should start to see the results of these catagories starting sometime Monday morning. The next round of competition, that we will see, will be on Monday when they take Comfort Zone, Appliances, Hot Water, Lighting, and Energy Balance measurements. Also on Monday, we will start getting mileage credit for the electric GEM car for the Getting Around competition.

Our house is currently open to public tours all day. The house will be open 10-5 on weekends and 11-3 on weekdays. Wednesday the house will closed so they can measure the temperature of the house in a controlled environment. There are early reports that there are 20,000-30,000 people on the national mall today. Be sure to check us out if you are in the D.C. area we are lot 109.

As far as weather, it is partly cloudy, mid 60s. A great day for making electricity and giving tours!

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