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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: February 26, 2016
Summary Sentence:
Over the next 18 months, an interdisciplinary team of Georgia Tech students will work to research, design, and build a functioning net-zero energy house.
Full Summary:
Over the next 18 months, an interdisciplinary team of Georgia Tech students will work to research, design, and build a functioning net-zero energy house.
solar decathGeorgia Tech has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy's 2017 Solar Decathlon, a sustainable housing design competition featuring collegiate teams from around the world. Starting this semester, students will begin working on a project in one of our Vertical Design Studios led by Charles Rudolph in conjunction with the Institute-wide Vertically Integrated Projects Program. As an interdisciplinary effort between the Colleges of Architecture, Business, Computing, and Engineering, a team of undergraduate and graduate students will work over the next 18 months to research, design, build, and transport a functioning net-zero energy house to Irvine California, the site of the 2017 Solar Decathlon. During this bi-annual competition and public demonstration, 75,000 – 100,000 visitors will come to tour the houses and learn more about design, renewable energy technology, and residential energy use.
