11/21/2011

The University of Maryland won this year's Solar Decathalon, with Purdue University and Victoria University (New Zealand)  took second and third awards.  The teams had $250,000 to creat energy-efficient houses that could be transported and built on the Mall in Washington D.C.  Winners were also gauged on individual categories such as Architecture, Market Appeal, Engineering, Affordability and Energy Balance. Check out the interesting designs and lessons learned here.