department of energy archives - planet forward - 克罗地亚vs加拿大让球 //www.getitdoneaz.com/tag/department-of-energy/ inspiring stories to 2022年卡塔尔世界杯官网 tue, 28 feb 2023 18:46:26 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 mn2020: winds of progress–university of minnesota’s rosemount wind power research station //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/mn2020-winds-of-progress-university-of-minnesotas-rosemount-wind-power-research-station/ wed, 09 may 2012 15:19:46 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/mn2020-winds-of-progress-university-of-minnesotas-rosemount-wind-power-research-station/ eolos is the ancient greek god of wind and the namesake for a new wind power research station at the university of minnesota’s umore park in rosemount. launched in 2010 with grants from the recovery act and the us department of energy, the station will let technicians, physicists and civil engineers research how to make wind power more efficient and safe for future energy needs.

the university of minnesota is launching a new curriculum of study focusing on wind turbine implementation and installation for future sites across the nation.

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team new zealand: helping the planet see the light //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/team-new-zealand-helping-the-planet-see-the-light/ thu, 27 oct 2011 08:01:37 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/team-new-zealand-helping-the-planet-see-the-light/ team first light from victoria university of wellington in new zealand travelled thousands of miles to present their solar house, based on a traditional kiwi holiday home. bede robertson and nick officer, two of the 26 students involved in the project describe this incredibly unique house that is full equipped with solar panels that converted solar energy into electricity within the house, an innovative water system and a dryer that operates with water.

jason calabretta and samantha stone
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doe and solar decathlon director: rebuilding the 20th century //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/doe-and-solar-decathlon-director-rebuilding-the-20th-century/ thu, 27 oct 2011 08:00:39 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/doe-and-solar-decathlon-director-rebuilding-the-20th-century/ richard king, doe’s director of the solar decathlon, talks to planet forward about one smart community in kansas and how if the housing market has got you down your best bet is to retrofit.

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sun and water, a winning combination //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/sun-and-water-a-winning-combination/ wed, 19 oct 2011 13:21:40 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/sun-and-water-a-winning-combination/ the university of maryland’s watershed home took first place at the solar decathlon 2011. see what innovations took them straight to the top!

video produced by: sara snyder and bridgett lynn

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energy efficient and alive //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/energy-efficient-and-alive/ mon, 17 oct 2011 14:00:22 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/energy-efficient-and-alive/ purdue university brought their green design, the inhome, to the 2011 solar decathlon in washington dc. they turn a typical midwestern home into an energy efficient and sustainable dwelling…but with a twist. introducing the biowall.

gabriella demczuk, natalie kornicks, morgan weil #thinkfwd


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keeping cool with concrete //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/keeping-cool-with-concrete/ wed, 12 oct 2011 16:52:49 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/keeping-cool-with-concrete/ team new jersey, a collaboration of rutgers university and the new jersey institute of technology, built the enjoy house. this house is the first entry to the competition built from concrete.


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e-cube: a spacious change of pace //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/e-cube-a-spacious-change-of-pace/ wed, 28 sep 2011 14:04:33 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/e-cube-a-spacious-change-of-pace/ young architects have to focus on the needs of today. thats why team belgium designed the e-cube: an affordable, flexible and spacious zero energy house.

1. to reduce labour cost and our ecological footprint the building proces of the e-cube is based on ‘people energy’. the e-cube is designed as a do it yourself building kit, and no heavy machines or special tools our needed to construct the house. to prove the feasibility of this we shiped our flat packed building kit in only 3 containers to the solar decathlon site in washington d.c. and we constructed our house from scratch in only 3 days with the energy of 30 students.

2. because of the modular building kit principle the e-cube is very flexible. wall panels can be switched for windows or doors, because they all have the same dimensions. the very flexible structure, made out of a standard pallet rack system that you also can find in warehouses, allowes people to expand their house in time as they get more children or want some more luxury. the different rooms are stacked like boxes in this structure; and can be added or removed as the live of the inhabitors of the e-cube takes a different turn. the prototype e-cube demonstrates a building principle, but every owner could create his own favorite composition.

3. the e-cube is the only two storey house in the competition. the box in a box principle creates a lot of open space and interesting views and relations.

4. the e-cube is very energy efficient. it’s architecture focuses on reducing energy loses in stead of energy production. that’s why the e-cube is a cube, the most compact form of all. according to the passive house principle we focused on air tightness, good insulation and well thought through building details. sip (structurally insulated panels) with pir insulation and tripple glazzed aluminium profiles help to reduce our energy losses. 33 pv panels and 2 thermal solar panels on our flat roof provide the e-cube with green energy.


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singing and perform[d]ancing in the rain //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/singing-and-performdancing-in-the-rain/ tue, 27 sep 2011 16:09:09 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/singing-and-performdancing-in-the-rain/ fiu’s perform[d]ance house combines the three ideas behind sustainability: economy, ecology and society. relying on landscape elements, perform[d]ance expands the built environment. the house reaches to the outside world, blending both efficiently and aesthetically with the environment. hurricane paneling offers protection and shade, helping to deal with southern florida’s hottest days and the high humidity.

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the dancer and the perform[d]ance //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/the-dancer-and-the-performdance/ mon, 26 sep 2011 13:37:06 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/the-dancer-and-the-performdance/ how, exactly, does the dancer react to the dance? in the case of perform[d]ance house, the house dances at the whim of its inhabitants. relying on state of the art architecture and engineering, the house can withstand drastic changes in the outside environment while keeping the inside consistant. it shifts and contorts, bending and amplifying light. most importantly, it allows a small family to live a normal, healthy lifestyle powered by the sun.

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the gears that turn the generation house //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/the-gears-that-turn-the-generation-house/ wed, 21 sep 2011 14:15:31 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/the-gears-that-turn-the-generation-house/ imagine a house where everything could be controlled by the touch of a button. team new jersey goes behind the scenes of the generation house’s smart home features to explain just how simple solar living can be and the engineering mechanics behind an efficient home system.

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