UPDATE: 2013 Solar Decathlon information here. Solar Decathlon Europe - Madrid 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe is an international competition among universities which promotes research in the development of efficient houses. The objective of the participating teams is to design and build houses that consume as few natural resources as possible and produce minimum waste products during their life cycle. Particular emphasis is put on reducing energy consumption and on obtaining all the necessary energy from the sun. Best houses:  U. of Virginia (Lumenhaus) http://www.lumenhaus.com/index2.html T.U. Rosenheim Bavaria (ICAROS) energy positive!   http://solar-decathlon.fh-rosenheim.de/ T.U. Stuttgart (HOME+) http://www.sdeurope.de/?lng=en (check out the rating system!)  http://monitorizacion2010.sdeurope.org/sdeurope/ To download detailed information about Solar Decathlon Madrid 2010 and each of the houses - click here. Warning…the file is huge: 53 MB!

UPDATE: 2013 Solar Decathlon information here.

Solar Decathlon Europe - Madrid 2010

Solar Decathlon Europe is an international competition among universities which promotes research in the development of efficient houses. The objective of the participating teams is to design and build houses that consume as few natural resources as possible and produce minimum waste products during their life cycle. Particular emphasis is put on reducing energy consumption and on obtaining all the necessary energy from the sun.

Best houses: 

To download detailed information about Solar Decathlon Madrid 2010 and each of the houses - click here. Warning…the file is huge: 53 MB!

UPDATE: 2013 Solar Decathlon information here. Solar Decathlon Europe - Madrid 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe is an international competition among universities which promotes research in the development of efficient houses. The objective of the participating teams is to design and build houses that consume as few natural resources as possible and produce minimum waste products during their life cycle. Particular emphasis is put on reducing energy consumption and on obtaining all the necessary energy from the sun. Best houses:  U. of Virginia (Lumenhaus) http://www.lumenhaus.com/index2.html T.U. Rosenheim Bavaria (ICAROS) energy positive!   http://solar-decathlon.fh-rosenheim.de/ T.U. Stuttgart (HOME+) http://www.sdeurope.de/?lng=en (check out the rating system!)  http://monitorizacion2010.sdeurope.org/sdeurope/ To download detailed information about Solar Decathlon Madrid 2010 and each of the houses - click here. Warning…the file is huge: 53 MB!

UPDATE: 2013 Solar Decathlon information here.

Solar Decathlon Europe - Madrid 2010

Solar Decathlon Europe is an international competition among universities which promotes research in the development of efficient houses. The objective of the participating teams is to design and build houses that consume as few natural resources as possible and produce minimum waste products during their life cycle. Particular emphasis is put on reducing energy consumption and on obtaining all the necessary energy from the sun.

Best houses: 

To download detailed information about Solar Decathlon Madrid 2010 and each of the houses - click here. Warning…the file is huge: 53 MB!

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