The collaborative project of The University of Texas at Austin and Technische Universität München for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015.
A former inaugural (2002) and repeat (2005, 2007) Solar Decathlon participant, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture (UTSoA) was also a participant in the (2005) EPA P3 Competition with an entry on “Zero Net Energy Homes.”
Building on the lessons learned from those projects, UTSoA started the design process in an interdisciplinary architecture and engineering design studio in
11/05/2015
Watch the glorious moment of proclamation of the 3rd place in the Engineering Contest, an award that is so proud of receiving from Solar Decathlon 2015! (minute 34 :17)
Engineering Contest Result Announcement & Final Awards Ceremony The excitement builds as the culmination of over two years of planning, designing and building all comes down to today's announcement of the engineering cont...
10/22/2015
SolarWorld USA has been tracking our progress throughout construction. We are very grateful for their sponsorship and for helping us achieve 1st place in the Energy Balance competition with their PVs!
10/17/2015
It's official! finished 4th at the 2015 Solar Decathlon — Congratulations to all our amazing competitors and thank you all for supporting us throughout our journey to Irvine. The past three weeks have been an incredibly challenging and rewarding experience! We still have two more days of exhibit, so come visit our home before deconstruction begins on Monday!
10/17/2015
Our Engineering team designed innovative, effective, and well-integrated systems for . Congratulations to our team on a solid third place finish, and thank you to our sponsors for helping us bring these concepts to fruition! Go ITHERST and NexSmart!
Learn more: http://www.nexushaus.com/project/engineering/
10/16/2015
was one of three Solar Decathlon homes featured in ARCHITECT magazine this week! Watch the interview here: http://www.architectmagazine.com/videos/nexushaus-a-modular-design-addressing-density
NexusHaus: A Modular Design Addressing Density The main focus for students from 2015 Solar Decathlon Team Texas/Germany was the need for affordable housing in urban environments. However, they didn’t stop there:
10/16/2015
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon posted some great photos of today! See all the competition photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/solar_decathlon
Photo Credit: Thomas Kelsey/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
10/15/2015
Good morning, everybody! We are incredibly excited to announce you that we got the 2nd prize in the Affordability contest! Thanks to all our sponsors, faculty and students that made an affordable reality!
10/14/2015
A relaxed atmosphere today at . Drying the towels out and watering the plants. Team Texas/Germany is currently one of the leaders for the Home Life Contest ! Check it out !
http://www.solardecathlon.gov/2015/competition-scores-home-life.html
We are honored to have the community behind us as we compete at the Solar Decathlon! Look for to be featured at the UT football game on 11/7.
10/13/2015
Good morning from Orange County Great Park! LIVE from : Our house will be featured on the Solar Decathlon news. Check it out later today!
10/12/2015
Crew number two! Another successful Jury Walkthrough! Cheers to our Market Appeal team!
10/12/2015
Here is the crew that performed the Architecture Jury Walkthrough of today, with our incredible UT advisor , Petra Liedl.
We are very excited and can't wait to see the results of the Architecture Contest of 2015!
Photo Credit : Erica Robert Pallo