[Enesta Jones] Hello and welcome to Green Scene, an environmental podcast you can take with you. I’m Enesta Jones with EPA’s Office of Public Affairs. EPA has a number of voluntary programs that work with the public in helping to protect the environment. Today I’m joined by Blaine Collison, program director of EPA’s Green Power…
Tag: Energy
Energy Talks – Minority Business and Economic Development at the Department of Energy
As Lindsey mentioned, I am with the Office of Minority Business and Economic Development. It’s a real honor to be given this presentation with you all I’m actually standing in for Annie Whatley with the Office of Minority Education and Community Development so this presentation is going to be a little bit different than what…
Team New Jersey’s Solar Decathlon 2011 Architecture Audiovisual Presentation
Jordan Tait: The overall concept of the house is a couple of things. I think first and foremost is our material choice of concrete, which stemmed from the idea of thermal mass and thermal inertia. Allowing the house to not have wide temperature swings which plays into the idea of sustainability and green technology. Concrete…
Yale Computer-Animated Walkthrough – Solar Decathlon 2015
Sustainable design for living is often approached in one of two distinct ways: as a collection of technologies lacking the spirit of a house or as a traditional house merely ornamented with sustainable features. Today, our rapid and agile lifestyles demand a house that is also able to respond to our changing needs. Specifically targeted…
First Light NZ Solar Decathlon 2011 – Architecture
Our entry to this year’s Solar Decathlon is really inspired by the traditional Kiwi bach it’s basically a holiday home that we have here in New Zealand. The way we’ve articulated that was really focussing on the outdoors and the environment So we had this really strong north-south access that was all about the environment,…
Missouri S&T Team Interview – Solar Decathlon 2015
>>Female: Our design for the 2015 Solar Decathlon is the Nest Home which is designed for a growing family. So, our primary structure is actually three refurbished shipping containers that are arranged around a central gathering space that really keeps an open floor plan, unlike the restricted feeling you get in a lot of traditional…
Cal Poly Computer-Animated Walkthrough – Solar Decathlon 2015
Interactive, Intuitive, Integrated. Solar Cal Poly’s design goal is to explore the balance of passive and active systems, of high and low tech processes, of traditional and digital methods of construction, creating a home that elicits user interaction and delight. In joining multidisciplinary systems, the house is composed of smart, intuitive spaces where the residents…
Clemson Audiovisual Presentation – Solar Decathlon 2015
I’m Alex, and I’m Clair, and welcome to Indigo Pine! We are team Clemson here in Clemson South Carolina, and this is Indigo Pine East. Our Goal is to build an innovative, affordable, three-bedroom home built for a family of four using innovative methods and materials for the home. So here we are in our…
Florida/Singapore Computer-Animated Walkthrough – Solar Decathlon 2015
The Solar Living House is the result of a carefully integrated approach to sustainable design. We are striving to create a house that is more than a novel idea, one that emphasizes home life, and incorporates sustainable issues as a lifestyle. We want it to be thoughtful, affordable, sustainable, and most importantly, livable. The arrangement…
SCI-Arc/Caltech Virtual Tour – Solar Decathlon 2011
(music playing) It is something else to finally be here. It has taken two-and-a-half years and 120 students to get here, so it’s been extraordinary. Our building is called “CHIP” – it stands for “compact hyper-insulated prototype.” So the insulation in that name says it all – that’s a huge component of the building. (music…