The German SurPlusHouse includes photovoltaic on all walls (also on the north side as a system was chosen that can produce electricity from diffuse radiation as well) and a heat pump for heating, domestic hot water and cooling. The building is very compact and results therefore and because of the vacuum insulation in very low transmission losses.
The second place was won by the team from Illinois and the third by Team California. Learn more about the used strategies and technologies and who won the people's choice award on the website.
Team Germany wins Solar Decathlon 2009
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Posting Date | 19 October 2009
Countries | Germany , Pan European , North America
Type of News | News from countries, Other news
Theme | Air conditioning, cooling, ventilation, air infiltration, Building envelope (walls, windows,...), Building operation, monitoring, energy management, Energy efficiency technologies and materials, Environmental issues related to buildings, General, Heating, domestic hot water, On-site renewable energy sources, Training and education, Very low energy buildings
Target Group | Local/regional/national authorities and facilitators, Building professionals, Building occupants
Editor organization URL | http://www.solardecathlon.org/
The Solar Decathlon title defender Technical University of Darmstadt under the lead of Prof. Hegger has won the international competition Solar Decathlon 2009 for the second time after 2007. The Solar Decathlon joins 20 college and university teams in a competition to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house. It is organised by the US Department of Energy on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Photos, scores and standings are presented on the website of the competition.
Submission URL(s) | http://www.solardecathlon.org/
Source Languages | English
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