USDepartment of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 teams each produced a video walk-through to highlight their house design and provide an accurate look at the interior. This video, produced in August 2011 by The Southern California Institute of Architecture and California Institute of Technology, will be judged as part of the Communications Contest for the Solar Decathlon competition, held in Washington, DC, September 23 — October 2, 2011. View the additional team video walk-thoughs here! www.youtube.com
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mitkoinhitko says:
December 6, 2011 at 4:27 pm (UTC 0)
Oh, and check out better versions of these videos at the following channel,
which would be youtube dot com, backslash, chipsd2011
mitkoinhitko says:
December 6, 2011 at 4:53 pm (UTC 0)
@imakez4u I saw the house in D.C. and the vinyl is actually pretty thick. Experimentation with other skin materials could yield interesting results. I hear what you’re saying about trees, etc., but there are some great ideas here. In fact, the entire competition was filled with a lot of ingenuity and imagination. It will be exciting to see when and in what form ideas from here become mainstream.
imakez4u says:
December 6, 2011 at 5:33 pm (UTC 0)
@SolarDecathlon2011
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But seriously … the exterior covering is soft right..? the first tree branch that touches it would rip through .. right..? I do like the way the exterior looks… The restraining cabling grid pattern looks good. I suppose you could spray the exterior with a hardining resin to make it rigid…
imakez4u says:
December 6, 2011 at 6:27 pm (UTC 0)
blue prints..? how would I go about building this house… are the blueprint free..???
emipap11 says:
December 6, 2011 at 6:49 pm (UTC 0)
caltech baby ! greetings from greece !
SolarDecathlon2011 says:
December 6, 2011 at 7:02 pm (UTC 0)
@imakez4u as long as you would. in bed.
kre2zw says:
December 6, 2011 at 7:49 pm (UTC 0)
That was so cool. I think in the future, if this project goes good, you should think about making the house a bit bigger. You know, for a second bedroom..for the kids. Anyhow, that looked really awesome! Good Job
imakez4u says:
December 6, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC 0)
The outer vinyl covering for the house…??? Is it durable..??? how long would the exterior covering last..????
rhersh2011 says:
December 6, 2011 at 9:15 pm (UTC 0)
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” Einstein
shatterjack says:
December 6, 2011 at 9:25 pm (UTC 0)
@kpchuah dude heat gain and loss.
mentat102 says:
December 6, 2011 at 9:56 pm (UTC 0)
Go SCI-Arc/Caltech – proud of you!
modmom says:
December 6, 2011 at 10:15 pm (UTC 0)
i love it (can you find ecofriendly vinyl alternative?)
kpchuah says:
December 6, 2011 at 10:28 pm (UTC 0)
1.16 why is there schrodinger equation on a house project??
ealster2004 says:
December 6, 2011 at 11:19 pm (UTC 0)
so awesome!