Solar Decathlon Profile: Safety Officer Lee Ann Underwood
At the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, safety is paramount. Throughout the assembly, public exhibit, and disassembly phases of the event, Lead Safety Officer Lee Ann Underwood keeps a close...
View ArticleSolar Decathlon Profile: Building Official Tom Meyers
Before teams are deemed eligible to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, they must pass a series of inspections to ensure their houses are code-compliant. This makes Tom Meyers a...
View ArticleFive Questions for Richard King, Solar Decathlon Director
Richard King is the founder and director of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. We asked him five (okay, six) questions to learn more about him and his role. 1. When was your first Solar...
View ArticleFive Questions for a Solar Decathlon Organizer: Chuck Kurnik, Site Operations...
Chuck Kurnik is the site operations manager of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013. Before the competition, we asked him five questions to learn more about him and his role. 1. When was...
View ArticleFive Questions for a Solar Decathlon Organizer: Stephen Lappi, Health and...
Steve Lappi is the health and safety officer of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013. Before the competition, we asked him five questions to learn more about him and his role. 1. When was...
View ArticleInstrumentation for Dummies
If your head spins at the thought of 105 sensors collecting 12 data points every 15 minutes for all 19 houses competing in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013, you might want to pay a...
View ArticleSolar Decathlon Is Defining Experience for New York Solar Company CEO
David Schieren is the chief executive officer of a leading Long Island, New York, solar engineering and installation company. He’s also a U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon alumnus and outspoken...
View ArticleSolar Decathlon Leads to Patent-Pending Technology, Design Career for OSU...
Matthew O’Kelly lives the benefits of his U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon experience. O’Kelly participated twice in the Solar Decathlon—first as the HVAC engineer for The Ohio State...
View ArticleAlumnus Builds Houses, Career on Solar Decathlon Experience
Ryan Abendroth is the founder, principle, and practitioner of Passive Energy Designs in St. Louis, Missouri—a company that consults on high-performing, low-energy buildings. To date, he has consulted...
View ArticleSolar Decathlon Alum Goes From Coordinating One Efficient Building to Many
As a project coordinator for building management software company Lucid Design Group, Cordelia Newbury works with customers to reduce their energy use. And although she now coordinates the energy...
View ArticleStrong Ties Lead Solar Decathlon Alum to Career With Team Sponsor
David Lee works in business development at Lowe’s. He researches new opportunities and new business models that can help the company expand or reach new markets. And he landed this job, he says, thanks...
View ArticleBlaise Stoltenberg: A Shining Light for the Solar Decathlon
Blaise Stoltenberg, a U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon organizer, developed his vision for a clean energy future as a Solar Decathlon 2002 decathlete. He was a leader of the University of...
View ArticleWest Virginia/Rome Team Merges Classical and Southern STILE
The aroma of Italian cooking will waft from STILE, the West Virginia University and University of Roma Tor Vergata entry in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015, during the team’s dinner...
View ArticleUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York GRoWs a Solar House
Upstate Buffalo, New York, isn’t typically associated with gardens. More people probably envision Buffalo covered in the lake-effect snow of frigid Lake Erie than in greenery. But the U.S. Department...
View ArticleFive Questions for Richard King, Solar Decathlon Director
Richard King is the founder and director of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. We asked him five (okay, six) questions to learn more about him and his role. 1. When was your first Solar...
View ArticleFive Questions for a Solar Decathlon Organizer: Chuck Kurnik, Site Operations...
Chuck Kurnik is the site operations manager of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013. Before the competition, we asked him five questions to learn more about him and his role. 1. When was...
View ArticleSolar Decathlon Profile: Building Official Tom Meyers
Before teams are deemed eligible to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, they must pass a series of inspections to ensure their houses are code-compliant. This makes Tom Meyers a...
View ArticleFive Former Decathletes Who Became Entrepreneurs
By Alexis Powers It’s no surprise that many of the top-notch students who have participated in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon go on to have successful careers in architecture and...
View Article#SDLivingTheDream, Dylan Weber Callahan: Learning the Importance of...
Today we begin a new series on the Solar Decathlon blog, #SDLivingTheDream, highlighting alumni of both the Build Challenge and Design Challenge and how their time in the competition has shaped their...
View Article#SDLivingTheDream, Bennett Doherty: Solar Decathlon Introduced Me to This Field
We’re continuing our series, #SDLivingTheDream, highlighting alumni of both the Build Challenge and Design Challenge and how their time in the competition has shaped their careers and their lives....
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