Invited by the organizing committee of 2011 U.S. Solar Decathlon Competition, our university team participates in the competition and plays together with other 19 college teams, through designing, building and operating a 74 square meter solar home . The students in the team are mainly from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, the College of Mechanical Engineering and the College of Electronic Information, with relevant instructors. On October 10th, Vice president Chen Xiaolong hosted the coordination meeting.
In the meeting, Vice president Chen Xiaolong affirmed the good result that the 2010 team achieved, and gave new expectation to the 2011 competition team. He said, Tongji supports students to participate in international competition, on the one hand this is a part of the implementation scheme of our Excellent Engineer project, students can practise their skills in the competition, and on the other hand this can strengthen the exchange between students in different colleges to explore their international perspective.
He hoped that the participating students cherish the opportunity, think initiatively, and behave actively to show the mien of Tongji students.
Later, students who participated in 2010 Solar Decathlon Competition reported the situation last year and talked about their feelings and experience. Then, the students in this year competition reported the design proposal and progress of their project.
The first Solar Decathlon was held in 2002; the competition has since occurred biennially in 2005, 2007, and 2009. The next event will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Sept. 23 Oct. 2, 2011.
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is an award-winning program that challenges 20 collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The winner of the competition is the team that best blends affordability, consumer appeal, and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency.
The winning team produces a house that:Is affordable, attractive, and easy to live in; maintains comfortable and healthy indoor environmental conditions; supplies energy to household appliances for cooking, cleaning, and entertainment; provides adequate hot water and produces as much or more energy than it consumes.
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