Building

On any given day during summer months, the team can be spotted hard at work on campus building our Contest Home. To participate, follow our progress, or to just check it out, email glemay@umassd.edu to find out when we're working.

There is also a Yahoo! group site set up for all teams participating in the Solar Decathlon. At the site participants can find rules and documentation about the Contest. There is also abundant information on our website, so browse on!

For more information contact Gerald Lemay at 508.999.8535.


Info Week
Events listed below occur only during the academic year

Info Week is a weekly informational gathering of current and potential team members. Anyone interested in staying abreast of the UMD Solar Decathlon Project or learning more about solar homes is welcome. Come and meet team members and get the latest project updates. Refreshments provided

When: Tuesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 pm, Project Update
           Tuesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 pm, Guest Speaker

Where: Group II, Room 115

Why: To share the vocabulary and concept of the sustainable solar home and to report on the UMD Solar Decathlon Project's progress.

Anyone interested in the project is invited. Please, join us!

 

Solar Course

The Design of a Sustainable Solar Home EGR495 is taught in two parts and includes an outdoor lab:

     Part I:  The technology 

When:  Tuesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 pm (offered fall 2003 and fall 2004 only)

Where:  Group II, Room 115


     Part II:  The architecture

When:  Thursdays, 7 - 9 pm

Where:  Group II, Room 115

Texts & Supplies
Students should bring a large sketch book (11" x 14") and soft pencils.

The text for the architecture part is "Form, Space and Architecture" by Francis D.K. Ching, publisher is John Wiley and Sons, second edition 1996. The cost is about $35 (a copy of which will be at the reserve desk).

The textbook for the technology part is Daniel D. Chiras, "The Solar Home: Passive Heating and Cooling," Chelsea Green Publishing, 2002.


     Outdoor lab:  Work on the solar home
This weekly gathering of team members, and others interested in building a sustainable solar home, is when our design ideas move forward as we implement what we study in the classroom.

When: Saturdays, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (starting September 18, 2004)

Where: The on-campus test home site between the Textile Building and parking lot 14.

Why: Learn how to install sustainable technologies in the test home and help the UMD Solar Decathlon Project move forward.

Please, join us!

Last updated: Tuesday, October 4, 2005 12:22 PM