Groundbreaking Is 3月27日 for Team Tidewater’s 太阳能十项全能竞赛 House

2013年3月25日

树冠的房子

Hampton University and Old Dominion University students will begin construction on their solar-powered house for 太阳能十项全能竞赛 2013 with a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, 3月27日, on the HU campus.

The groundbreaking will take place adjacent to HU's Bemis Hall, starting at 11 a.m.

HU和ODU, working together as Team Tidewater Virginia, are one of 20 teams selected out of a highly competitive pool of international entrants for the U.S. Department of Energy's 太阳能十项全能竞赛 2013. The event challenges teams to design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive. Team Tidewater's entry for this year's contest is the 树冠的房子.

Richard King, director of the U.S. Department of Energy's 太阳能十项全能竞赛, will speak at the groundbreaking ceremony. Team Tidewater will also showcase design renderings of the solar-powered home and answer questions about the design.

This is the second consecutive 太阳能十项全能竞赛 for Team Tidewater. The two schools finished 14th in the 2011 太阳能十项全能竞赛 finals, held in Washington, D.C.

The 树冠的房子, inspired by the forest canopy, will feature a canopy that spreads above the home as the roof. The canopy roof holds solar panels to capture the solar energy that will serve the home. The design harnesses the power of the sun, both as an energy-efficient method for providing heat and electricity, and as an integral foundation for the home's innovative technology.

The 树冠的房子 also integrates universal design strategies, making sustainable living accessible to all people, regardless of physical impairments and limitations. The 树冠的房子 is designed to allow its owners to age-in-place comfortably, safely and smartly.

For more information about Team Tidewater and its 太阳能十项全能竞赛 entry, visit http://www.canopyhouse.org/index.html.