NCTU’s Energy Efficient Evaporative Cooling Orchid House Wins Best Urban Design at Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
Given that the NCTU Unicode is based in Taiwan, a country notorious for its muggy and oppressive tropical summers,...
Pret-a-Loger’s Home With a Skin of Solar Panels Wins Sustainability Prize at Solar Decathlon 2014
Instead of demolishing the house, which lacked space, comfort and consumed around 175 euro of energy each month,...
Solar Philéas: Modular Apartment Upgrade for 120-Year-Old French Building Wins Energy Efficiency Prize at Solar Decathlon Europe
The Cap 44 building is part of the city's heritage as one of the first reinforced concrete buildings in the world;...
Team Mexico’s Tiny, Space-Saving CASA Home Wins Engineering Prize at Solar Decathlon Europe 2014!
Some of the major issues the project addresses are overcrowding, water shortage, pollution, insecurity, limited...
Chiba University’s Post-Disaster Renai House Wins Second Place in Architecture at Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
Deeply affected by the Tohoku-Oki earthquake that decimated northeastern Japan in March 2011, the students of Chiba...
Students Unveil Solar-Powered ‘Rooftop House’ for an Apartment Block in Berlin
The owners of the Altbau will invest to refurbish the rooftop and possibly replace old electrical appliances, fix...
Simbcity Zero-Energy Additions Revive Decaying Housing Estates in Spain
Taking inspiration from the natural phenomenon of symbiosis, Plateau Team proposes "the colonization of the roofs...
Tiny 100% Solar-Powered Maison Reciprocity House Shines at the Solar Decathlon Europe
The home is based on designing row house neighborhoods that have a minimal environmental impact. Built as an affordable...