Links Roundup of the Week: Solar Decathlon
by Olivia Chen, 10/09/09
It’s finally the week of the Solar Decathlon competition! From Thursday, October 8 to Friday, October 16, 20 multi-disciplinary students teams made up of architects, engineers, and designers will participate in 10 contests to determine the winner. You can take a peek at each team’s standing here. Taking place at the National Mall, all the homes will be open for public viewing from October 9 to October 13 and October 15 to October 18. Inhabitat has been on the scene of the competition, so take a look at our up-to-date reporting today — and check back next week for more coverage.
We’ve also been scouting to see what the interwebs have been buzzing about the Decathlon:
Treehugger snaps some photos of the students re-building their homes on the National Mall.
CNET News takes us on a tour of the houses that feels like a tour around the country.
CNET News also reports that Energy Secretary Steven Chu plugged solar and building efficiency, announcing $87 million of funding for DOE for solar energy.
We also stumbled upon US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon flickr feed.
And to get some in-depth perspective on the event check out our coverage of competitions past, take a peek at our photos of the Solar Decathlon this year taken by Jill and Rebecca who visited the National Mall this week and read our on-the-scene coverage of Rice University’s ZEROW House.
And remember — Check back for more next week!
