2007What, Where, When, Why, Who

Kaye L. Brubaker, Ph.D.

University of Maryland, College Park

2007

October 12-20, 2007

www.solardecathlon.org

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2007 Solar Village

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Oct 9 Oct 10

Solar Decathlon 2007 ScheduleSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 12 Oct 13

Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 20

Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24

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Instrument Houses &

Web Connect Assembly

Oct 5 Oct 6

Assembly Begins

Final

Inspections

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Tours

VIP Reception

Oct 4Oct 3

Disassembly

Oct 11

Oct 1

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Awards

Reception

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Sept 30

Rest Day

Scoring

Ends 1 PM

Awards

Ceremony

2 PM

Team

Registration

JudgingBuilding

Industry

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The 10 Decathlon Contests

1. Architecture 200 pts

2. Engineering 150 pts

3. Market Viability 150 pts

4. Communications 100 pts

5. Comfort Zone 100 pts

6. Appliances 100 pts

7. Hot Water 100 pts

8. Lighting 100 pts

9. Energy Balance 100 pts

10. Getting Around 100 pts

2007

Solar Decathlon Objectives

• Education

– To challenge the student competitors — the "SolarDecathletes" — to think in new ways about energy andhow it affects our everyday lives.

2007

Solar Decathlon Objectives• Educational Appeal

– Campus-wide• Architecture

• Engineering

• Communications

• Physical Sciences

• Life Sciences

• Geography

• English

• …

– Unparalleled opportunity toapply classroom learning

– Building something real!

– Collaboration of engineering,design, and construction thatshould become a model for the“real world”

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Solar Decathlon Objectives• Outreach

– To provide those students with a way to show andtell the world what they have learned

– To encourage all of us to act responsibly whenmaking energy choices

Photos: Kaye Evans-Lutterodt/

Solar Decathlon

Photo: D. Choy, UMCP

2007

Solar Decathlon Objectives

• Research andDevelopment (R&D)

– energy efficiency

– energy productiontechnologies

Photo: Kaye Evans-Lutterodt/Solar Decathlon

2007

Solar Decathlon Objectives

• Research and Development (R&D)

– Largest housing experiment ever held

• Side-by-side comparison of building technologies

– Testing and redesign

• Iterative design process drives improvement

2002

Virginia Tech

2005

All Photos by Richard King, Solar Decathlon

All Photos by Richard King, Solar Decathlon

All Photos by Richard King, Solar Decathlon

All Photos by Richard King, Solar Decathlon

Jim Tetro, Solar Decathlon

Richard King, Solar DecathlonRichard King, Solar Decathlon

Richard King, Solar Decathlon

“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy.

What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait

until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.”

Thomas Edison, 1931