In the end however, Virgina Tech’s European Solar Decathlon win came in 100 points less than Team Germany, who won the US Comp. It seems the competitors in the Europe competition are slightly behind in terms of sophistication, engineering and architecture, but then again, this is the first time the competition has been held in Europe. Regardless, the event was a stunning success and over 190,000 people visited Villa Solar in Madrid over the past two weeks to tour the houses. Congrats to Virginia Tech and the Lumenhaus team along with all of the other competitors!
+ Solar Decathlon Coverage on Inhabitat
If I were European, I\’d be pissed. It was supposed to be that the winner of the 2009 US competition would be allowed to compete again in Europe, but VT said they\’d only compete in ours if they could again in Europe, which means they had time to perfect etc etc, which is a really unfair advantage.
Bravo to the Lumenhaus! I was lucky enough to attend Solar Decathlon Europe, and Va Tech\\\’s entry definitely stood out. The students stayed focused throughout the competition and pressed on to win! Go Hokies!
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