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Photos of the Day — October 22, 2007

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Photo of a solar house showing metal framework; four team members are standing on the ground.

The structural skeleton of Team Montréal's house is revealed as team members peel away the exterior. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)

Photo of a woman sitting in a folding chair between two tractor-trailer trucks, holding a mobile telephone.

A University of Illinois team member takes time to send text messages in the midst of 18-wheelers being used for the move back home. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)

Photo of a man on a ladder reaching up to work on latticework around the edge of the roof of a solar home.

A Darmstadt team member continues disassembly within view of the U.S. Capitol building. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)

Photo of a solar home divided into three cubicle pieces and sitting on blocks.

The colorful University of Cincinnati house is sectioned off for easier shipping by truck back to Ohio. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)

Photo of four men sitting on the end of a series of four beams. The beams lead underneath a section of their solar home.

University of Missouri—Rolla team members show coordinated teamwork as they use a hand-cranked pulley system to move half of their house into alignment with a trailer. When in place, it will be raised by jacks and moved onto the tractor-trailer rig (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)

Photo of a woman in a hard hat holding a cup of coffee, sitting on the edge of an opening in a partially dismantled solar home.

Sara Klinetob of the Penn State team takes a break in her dismantling duties. Pleased with their very close fourth place finish their first time out, she and other members of the team are already thinking about a 2009 rematch! (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)


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