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One of the leaders of site operations for the Solar Decathlon, Robi Robichaud, meets with his team on the morning of day six to get ready for the much-anticipated delivery of water to each of the twenty competing houses. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon) |
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On this day, water is taken from a tanker truck to fill the storage tanks of each house, as seen here at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology solar home; this supply will need to last MIT and each of the Decathlon teams for the entire competition. (Credit: Kaye Evans-Lutterodt/Solar Decathlon) |
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While this tank atop Carnegie Mellon University's "green wall" is being filled initially from the water tanker, it is actually intended to collect rainwater during the event to provide water for the vegetation below. (Credit: Kaye Evans-Lutterodt/Solar Decathlon) |
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Many members of each team pitch in to hold and control the hose leading from the tanker to their house's storage tank, and here Ben Barnes joins his University of Illinois teammates in guiding the supply hose to their tank. (Credit: Kaye Evans-Lutterodt/Solar Decathlon) |
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And some of all this water will go toward the beautiful landscaping being arrayed around the houses, like this group of plants ready and waiting for installation at the Madrid house. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon) |
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Today, the sixth day of the event, is significant in that all of the houses must transition to full solar power; here the generator at the Kansas Project Solar House (Kansas State University and University of Kansas) is now still, while the equally quiet PV panels power all of the house. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon) |
