Doe to Host State-of-the-Art Green Solar Village on the National Mall, October 12-20
On-Site Workshops Introduce Builders to Energy Efficient, Green Building Technologies
September 11, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC — As part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 3rd Solar Decathlon, which will be held on the National Mall in Washington, DC, this October, DOE will feature a special Building Industry Day on Thursday, October 18. The Solar Decathlon consists of twenty university-led teams from the U.S. and around the world who will compete to build solar-powered, high-efficiency homes. Student competitors in the 2007 Solar Decathlon have designed homes that are fully powered by the sun; and from October 12-20, they will put those designs to the test.
Building Day will give building professionals insight into innovative "green" technologies and cutting-edge, energy efficient building practices that are incorporated into the Solar Decathlon homes. In addition to the opportunity to tour the "solar village," a series of free workshops will be offered throughout the day, highlighting building technologies and techniques.
| WHO: |
U.S. Department of Energy Officials; Solar and Building Industry Leaders |
| WHAT: |
Building Industry Day at the 2007 Solar Decathlon |
| WHEN: |
Thursday, October 18, 2007
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| WHERE: |
The National Mall, Washington DC (near the Smithsonian Metro stop) |
The Solar Decathlon supports the President's Solar America Initiative, which seeks to make solar energy cost-competitive with conventional forms of electricity by 2015.
Building Industry Day Workshop Schedule — October 18, 2007
| 9:00 a.m. |
Solar Applications for Homes |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Enabling Solar Energy |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Creating Differentiation in a Cooled Market |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Introduction to National Association of Home Builders' National Green Building Program |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Zero Energy Homes |
| 2:00 p.m. |
U.S. Green Building Council's Strategies for Successful Green Homebuilding |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Solar Hot Water System Performance |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Solar for Builders |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Pre-Solarizing: What to do before you innovate |
Presentations will last 20 minutes, followed by a 10-minute Question & Answer session. For information on the 2007 Solar Decathlon, visit: www.solardecathlon.org.
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