While not what we hoped for, the team walked away from the P3 awards with an Honerable Mention, which puts us in the top 50% of the P3 groups. As less than 10% of the groups were awarded Phase II, we are very proud of our achievements. … [Continue reading]
EPA P3 Day 2
April 16, 2011 by
The DC Chameleon Automation team is in their second day of judging and public presentations. The second and final group of judges came by to hear what the group had to say earlier this morning. Many good questions were asked but overall … [Continue reading]
Solar House goes to the EPA P3 Expo!
April 16, 2011 by
After a quick run in with TSA questioning if we were transporting a baby seal, the home automation team made it to Washington DC to present their project in hopes of winning a Phase II EPA P3 grant.Back on the same National Mall that is home to the … [Continue reading]
National Award for Innovations to Curb Climate Change on Campus
April 9, 2011 by
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Automation Team: Test Box
March 23, 2011 by
So far the automation team has focused predominantly on research and construction of the test box. The test box is a box that is small enough to be easily moved but large enough to have small modules installed for testing purposes before similar … [Continue reading]
Passive Solar Design Group Update
March 23, 2011 by
The Passive Solar Design group has been working rigorously through the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 semesters developing a series of energy models that evaluate the performance of the proposed architectural designs. Using the energy modeling … [Continue reading]
Design Charrette
March 11, 2011 by
After news that our team would not be participating in the 2011 Solar Decathlon, leaders began to implement a four year design cycle aiming towards the hopeful 2013 Decathlon. Possibilities of foreign competitions, such as China and Spain, are … [Continue reading]
Science Center
March 11, 2011 by
On February 26 and 27, the Solar House Team attended an event at the Science Center. Most people liked the fact that we are being environmentally friendly. People were also very interested to see that we are trying to improve … [Continue reading]
Night for Science Professionals
March 11, 2011 by
At the Night for Science Professionals event, held at Sullivan Middle School, the Student Design and Experiential Learning Center, the Solar House Team, and other design teams were represented by volunteers who answered questions and showed models … [Continue reading]
New on campus? Want to get involved? Check out the PRO Day Resource Fair!
March 10, 2011 by
Team members are excited to talk to new students! Check out our booth at the next PRO Day on April 8th from 12:30 to 3:00 pm in the Havener Center main lobby Throughout the spring semester, there are several PRO (Preview, Registration, and … [Continue reading]
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