Wednesday, January 9, 2013

An Innovative Net-Zero Solar Decathlon House

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Designed and built by students from Appalachian State, this home won the People's Choice award

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Twelve years ago, I discovered the [Solar Decathlon](http://www.solardecathlon.gov). I was a new physics professor at a small university in Georgia, and I'd received a packet from the US Department of Energy describing the competition. It was set to have its first run in 2002, so I tried to figure out how to get involved and put together an entry. We didn't have design or construction programs, however, and the physics department that I was in was one of the most dysfunctional groups of people the world has ever seen.

URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/building-science/innovative-net-zero-solar-decathlon-house

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