creator Johnson, Daniel creator Carroll, John creator Ruffolo, John creator Mast, Laura creator Mejsak, Marcin creator Calizo, Milagros creator Pollina, Matt creator Hollister, Nathaniel creator Steffen, Trent creator Amber, Jamie creator Demarco, Juan This EnPRO project is the first of several designed to position IIT for a competitive proposal entry in 2009 for the Solar Decathlon 2011 competition. The Solar Decathlon is a competition in which 20 teams of college and university students compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient solar-powered house. The Solar Decathlon is also an event to which the public is invited to observe the powerful combination of solar energy, energy efficiency, and the best in home design. This year the event will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. October 12 - 20. The team houses are open for touring everyday except Wednesday, October 17, when they will close for competition purposes. An overall winner is announced on Friday, October 19 at 2 p.m. Teams of college students design a solar house, knowing from the outset that it must be powered entirely by the sun. In a quest to stretch every last watt of electricity that's generated by the solar panels on their roofs, the students absorb the lesson that energy is a precious commodity. They strive to innovate, using high-tech materials and design elements in ingenious ways. Along the way, the students learn how to raise funds and communicate about team activities. They collect supplies and talk to contractors. They build their solar houses, learning as they go. The 20 teams transport their solar houses to the competition site on the National Mall and virtually rebuild them in the solar village. Teams assemble their houses, and then the active phase of the Solar Decathlon begins with an opening ceremony for students, media, and invited guests. The teams compete in contests, and even though this part of the Solar Decathlon gets the most attention, the students really win the competition through the many months of fundraising, planning, designing, analyzing, redesigning, and finally building and improving their homes. The public is invited to tour the solar homes and event exhibits during much of the competition. Submitted by Vishal Patel (vpatel87@iit.edu) on 2011-04-05T21:30:05Z No. of bitstreams: 6 Solar Decathlon EnPRO 352 Project Plan Sp08.pdf: 210804 bytes, checksum: 24cde34e9b83531870d13b9d49d76a72 (MD5) Solar Decathlon EnPRO 352 Midterm Report Sp08.pdf: 571517 bytes, checksum: f6d173b9d9bc1c0be7be82b68bc355b2 (MD5) Solar Decathlon EnPRO 352 Final Presentation Sp08.pdf: 720137 bytes, checksum: 8262a859d4d5e71ba9bc4ca7e92a9cb6 (MD5) Solar Decathlon EnPRO 352 Ethics Sp08.pdf: 88726 bytes, checksum: 3a1b1e2efc7632c96f896c5c361f8a28 (MD5) Solar Decathlon EnPRO 352 Business Plan Sp08.pdf: 779535 bytes, checksum: 3970145b6b454c538b8954bd0291023e (MD5) Solar Decathlon EnPRO 352 Abstract Sp08.pdf: 75344 bytes, checksum: 6755235be24250649be5a4dd11a2d4eb (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2011-04-05T21:30:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 6 Solar Decathlon EnPRO 352 Project Plan Sp08.pdf: 210804 bytes, checksum: 24cde34e9b83531870d13b9d49d76a72 (MD5) Solar Decathlon EnPRO 352 Midterm Report Sp08.pdf: 571517 bytes, checksum: f6d173b9d9bc1c0be7be82b68bc355b2 (MD5) Solar Decathlon EnPRO 352 Final Presentation Sp08.pdf: 720137 bytes, checksum: 8262a859d4d5e71ba9bc4ca7e92a9cb6 (MD5) Solar Decathlon EnPRO 352 Ethics Sp08.pdf: 88726 bytes, checksum: 3a1b1e2efc7632c96f896c5c361f8a28 (MD5) Solar Decathlon EnPRO 352 Business Plan Sp08.pdf: 779535 bytes, checksum: 3970145b6b454c538b8954bd0291023e (MD5) Solar Decathlon EnPRO 352 Abstract Sp08.pdf: 75344 bytes, checksum: 6755235be24250649be5a4dd11a2d4eb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-05 Deliverables 2008 2008-05 http://hdl.handle.net/10560/1810 en None Project deliverable born digital application/pdf In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ Open Access IPRO / Interprofessional Projects Program Illinois Institute of Technology Affiliated department