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Solar power propels Team enCORE’s effort at the Solar Decathlon into the top five A decathlon is a modern athletic competition composed of 10 contests, usually 10 different track-and-field events. The winner is the competitor with the highest overall score. In 2002, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) founded the Solar Decathlon, applying the same concept to a competition to create the best solar-powered house. “The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges university teams to design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are affordable, energy efficient and attractive,” states the Solar Decathlon’s web site. “The winner of the competition is the team that best blends cost-effectiveness, consumer appeal and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency.” The 10 contests each solar-powered house competes in are as follows: architecture, market appeal, engineering, communications, affordability, comfort zone, hot water, appliances, home entertainment and energy balance. The biannual competition educates students and the public about cost savings offered by clean energy products and provides participants unique opportunities to work with clean energy systems before they enter the industry workforce. Between 2002 and 2011, 92 collegiate teams have participated, affecting the lives of 15,000 collegiate participants. The Solar Decathlon has established a reputation across the world as a successful educational program and workforce development opportunity. In 2009 alone, there were more than 307,500 house visits from the public over a period of 10 days. For the 2011 Solar Decathlon, Viega sponsored two teams, Team New Jersey and Team enCORE of Ohio State University. Ellen Gentry, who was a student at Ohio State University, was one of the project managers for Team enCORE for the 2011 Solar Decathlon. As a freshman, she was recruited to join the 2009 team. Gentry believes the Solar Decathlon does a great job of teaching the public about the possibilities of solar energy. CUSTOMER: Ohio State University Team enCore APPLICATION: Plumbing and mechanical systems LOCATION: Columbus, OH CONTRACTOR: Ohio State University Team enCore Part of the competition is that the house is designed to be net zero over the course of a year... we would produce as much energy as we use.

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Solar power propels Team enCORE’s effort at the Solar Decathlon into the top fiveA decathlon is a modern athletic competition composed of 10 contests, usually 10 different track-and-field events. The winner is the competitor with the highest overall score. In 2002, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) founded the Solar Decathlon, applying the same concept to a competition to create the best solar-powered house.

“The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges university teams to design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are affordable, energy efficient and attractive,” states the Solar Decathlon’s web site. “The winner of the competition is the team that best blends cost-effectiveness, consumer appeal and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency.”

The 10 contests each solar-powered house competes in are as follows: architecture, market appeal, engineering, communications, affordability, comfort zone, hot water, appliances, home entertainment and energy balance. The biannual competition educates students and the public about cost savings offered by clean energy products and provides participants unique opportunities to work with clean energy systems before they enter the industry workforce.

Between 2002 and 2011, 92 collegiate teams have participated, affecting the lives of 15,000 collegiate participants. The Solar Decathlon has established a reputation across the world as a successful educational program and workforce development opportunity. In 2009 alone, there were more than 307,500 house visits from the public over a period of 10 days.

For the 2011 Solar Decathlon, Viega sponsored two teams, Team New Jersey and Team enCORE of Ohio State University. Ellen Gentry, who was a student at Ohio State University, was one of the project managers for Team enCORE for the 2011 Solar Decathlon. As a freshman, she was recruited to join the 2009 team. Gentry believes the Solar Decathlon does a great job of teaching the public about the possibilities of solar energy.

CUSTOMER: Ohio State University Team enCore

APPLICATION: Plumbing and mechanical systems

LOCATION: Columbus, OH

CONTRACTOR: Ohio State University Team enCore

Part of the competition is that the house is designed to be net zero over the course of a year... we would produce as much energy as we use.