USF Selected To Compete In U.S. DOE Solar Decathlon
The University of South Florida will be one of four Florida colleges joining together to represent Team Florida in the U.S Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon. The event, held in Washington D.C in Fall 2011, will bring together 20 teams spanning four continents for a two-week competition to design, build and operate the best solar-powered house. Team Florida was selected for “Flex House,” a modular building system that includes a cistern for collecting rainwater and a solar chimney to let out rising heat.Read the complete story.
The University of South Florida will be one of four Florida colleges joining together to represent Team Florida in the U.S Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon.
The event, held in Washington D.C in Fall 2011, will bring together 20 teams spanning four continents for a two-week competition to design, build and operate the best solar-powered house.
Team Florida was selected for “Flex House,” a modular building system that includes a cistern for collecting rainwater and a solar chimney to let out rising heat.
Read the complete story.
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