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Front of the SURE House (Courtesy of Stevens Institute of Technology)

Students Build Solar Houses: Stevens Wins!

November 12, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Students at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken NJ are crowing about their October 18 win at the 2015 US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon – they won first place […]

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Architecture, Art & Design, Education, Energy, Higher education, Rising Waters, Solar energy, Sustainability
Solar Decathlon teams assemble for group photo (Photo by Thomas Kelsey, US Dept of Energy Solar Decathlon)

University Teams Build Solar Houses

October 8, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Now underway: The 7th U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is underway in Orange, California, with 16 university/technical school teams from the US, Central America, Singapore, Germany, and Rome that […]

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Architecture, Art & Design, Education, Energy, Higher education, Solar energy, Sustainability, Urban life
Solar Decathlon Teams Celebrate Courtesy Team RHOME

Solar Decathlon 2014: The Winners! (news update) Pt. 4

July 13, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The winners of the 2014 European Solar Decathlon have been announced. Teams from Italy, France and the Netherlands placed one, two, and three in the overall standings from 10 competitive contests. […]

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Architecture, Europe, Green Practices, Higher education, Solar energy, Sustainability
Installing Maison Reciprocite

Solar Decathlon 2014: Final Weekend, Watch & Vote

July 11, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

  Solar Decathlon Europe 2014:  It’s head-to-head this weekend with the World Cup, and it’s a very hot contest for the collegiate teams in the top five slots at the […]

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Architecture, Energy, Europe, Green Practices, Solar energy
Maquette of Techstyle Haus Courtesy of Brown University

Solar Decathlon 2014: Monitor, View, Vote (Pt 3)

July 3, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Competition is hot and heavy in Versailles, France,  at the 2014 European Solar Decathlon – the 10 juried contests for the student-designed and -built  solar-powered houses are underway.  News update: two […]

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Architecture, Energy, Europe, Green Practices, Higher education, Solar energy, Sustainability
Orchid House

Solar Decathlon 2014: Meet the Teams (Pt 2)

June 24, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Here’s a preview and updates on the 2014 European Solar Decathlon projects from educational institutions in 16 countries, including several joint projects. They are competing June 28-July 14 in 10 […]

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Architecture, Europe, Green Practices, Higher education, Solar energy, Sustainability
Schematic of city rendering using Maison Reciprocity

Solar Decathlon 2014: The Game Is On (Pt 1)

June 18, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Twenty international collegiate/technical institute teams from 16 countries are about to begin competing in the 2014 European Solar Decathlon  which debuts June 28 at the Chateau of Versailles, France, just […]

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Architecture, Cities, Energy, Europe, Green Practices, Higher education, Solar energy, Urban design
Rendering of Maison Reciprocite, one of the 20 team solar-powered houses competing in Versailles France.

Solar Decathlon 2014: Coming Soon

June 9, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Twenty international collegiate and technical institute teams are getting ready to build solar-powered houses and compete for top awards at the European Solar Decathlon 2014, in Versailles, France. You can […]

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Architecture, Energy, Europe, Green Practices, Solar energy
Vintage shot of the Saint Charles streetcar, New Orleans. By Teunisson. Photo courtesy NOPL

Coming Up May 2014

May 7, 2014by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Solar Decathlon Europe 2014: Twenty collegiate/university teams compete June 28-July 14 for the coveted top award,  building houses entirely powered by the sun! We’ll introduce you to the Appalachian State […]

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Architecture, Green Practices, Solar energy
Visitors line up to tour the Team Austria house, built by students from Vienna Institute of Technology, after it came in first place overall at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, Calif. on October 13, 2013 (Credit: Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon)

U.S. Solar Decathlon: The Winner Is…

October 15, 2013by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

For the 19 collegiate teams in the 2013 U.S. Solar Decathlon — the waiting is over!  Proving that the Solar Decathlon has become a world competition, Team Austria and the […]

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Architecture, Higher education, Solar energy

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