University of Illinois Builds a Salvaged Solar Home: Solar Decathalon
"The Gable Home, built by a team from the University of Illinois, doesn't just echo historic icons of the team's home state—it's actually constructed of them.... there are lots of new materials in the home, too, including bamboo. The bathroom, for example, has a bamboo floor and counter. Fifth-year students designed and built custom bamboo cabinetry for the bedroom. And there's even 3/4-inch laminate bamboo supporting the walls: The students worked with Lamboo, a bamboo research, development and manufacturing company, to develop and certify the product for structural-grade uses." Source: Popular Mechanics.
"With only the engineering and net metering contests remaining, the Solar Decathlon entry for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is now slightly ahead of other contenders, including Team California and Team Germany... They also used a Lamboo product, laminated bamboo, to frame the house with minimal thickness to reduce thermal bridging." Source: Jetson Green.
The Gable Home, Illinois at 2009 Solar Decathlon. Source: YouTube.
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign's solar house won won second place overall in the 2009 Solar Decathlon. Source: YouTube.
The Power Of The Sun
Lamboo, Inc sponsors the Solar Decathlon, taking place Oct. 9-13 and Oct. 15-18 in Washington, D.C., and joins 20 college and university teams in a competition to design, build and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house. Source: Washington Post.
