Why hold a Solar Decathlon?
The Solar Decathlon serves several purposes: • To educate the student participants about the many benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency, and to challenge the students to think in new ways about energy and how it impacts our everyday lives. • To raise awareness among the general public about renewable energy and energy efficiency and what technologies are available today to help them reduce their energy usage. The event serves to encourage all of us to act responsibly when making energy choices. • To help move solar energy technologies to the marketplace faster. The Solar Decathlon helps accelerate the research and development of energy efficiency and energy production technologies. • To foster collaboration among students from different academic disciplines—including engineering and architecture students, who rarely work together until they enter the workplace. • To promote an integrated, or “whole building design,” approach to new construction. This approach differs from
The Solar Decathlon serves several purposes: • To educate the student participants about the many benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency and to challenge the students to think in new ways about energy and how it impacts our everyday lives. • To raise awareness among the general public about renewable energy and energy efficiency and what technologies are available today to help them reduce their energy usage. The event serves to encourage all of us to act responsibly when making energy choices. • To help move solar energy technologies to the marketplace faster. The Solar Decathlon helps accelerate the research and development of energy efficiency and energy production technologies. • To foster collaboration among students from different academic disciplines—including engineering and architecture students, who rarely work together until they enter the workplace. • To promote an integrated, or “whole building design,” approach to new construction. This approach differs from t
