{"id":13848,"date":"2011-06-28t09:00:56","date_gmt":"2011-06-28t09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/episode-4-burlingtons-wcax-tv-channel-3-news-features-the-middlebury-decathlon-team\/"},"modified":"2011-06-28t09:00:56","modified_gmt":"2011-06-28t09:00:56","slug":"episode-4-burlingtons-wcax-tv-channel-3-news-features-the-middlebury-decathlon-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/episode-4-burlingtons-wcax-tv-channel-3-news-features-the-middlebury-decathlon-team\/","title":{"rendered":"episode 4: burlington&#8217;s wcax-tv channel 3 news features the middlebury decathlon team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>this summer the middlebury solar decathlon is building a small, 100% solar-powered home that will compete in the us department of energy solar decathlon 2011 competition. the solar decathlon is a biennial green-building competition that brings together 20 collegiate teams from all over the country and world to showcase their solar homes on the national mall in washington d.c. this competition is one of the most ambitious and inspiring events in the country, as it challenges these teams to demonstrate inventive clean-energy solutions, feature cost-effective and energy-efficient construction, and incorporate energy-saving appliances and renewable energy systems within their 100% solar-powered homes. team middlebury\u2019s home, \u201cself-reliance,\u201d strives to do all this as it reinvents the iconic new england farmhouse, integrating today\u2019s efficient technologies into a home for a vermont family of four. it is our belief that living sustainably can be facilitated by beautiful, comfortable, and practical design. when architecture and technology are used wisely together to utilize the power of the sun and other renewable energy resources, our impact on this earth is greatly reduced. as we construct our solar-powered home this summer we hope to offer a sustainable solution to life in the 21st century. we invite you to follow our construction progress over the next 12 weeks via the weekly videos we will be posting with planet forward. it is our hope to extend this learning opportunity to a greater community beyond middlebury, and inspire others to turn to sustainable design practices as well. please stay tuned! <i>video via wcax.com<\/i> <script text-align:right\" type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/www.wcax.com\/global\/video\/videoplayer.js?rnd=568946;hostdomain=www.wcax.com;playerwidth=440;playerheight=330;isshowicon=true;clipid=5977996;flvuri=;partnerclipid=;adtag=news;advertisingzone=;enableads=true;landingpage=;islandingpageoverride=false;playertype=standard_embeddedscript;controlstype=overlay'><\/script> for more information about the middlebury solar decathlon team, please visit http:\/\/solardecathlon.middlebury.edu\/<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>looking to keep track of team middlebury?<\/h4>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/idea\/episode-3-more-than-a-competition-the-solar-decathlon-is-a-vision-of-sustainability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/strong> to view the previous idea submission from middlebury&#8217;s solar decathlon team. for access to the entire archive of middlebury solar decathlon 2011 videos: <a class=\"button\" href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/members\/middsolardecathlon2011\/profile\">visit the member page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>this summer the middlebury solar decathlon team is building a 100% solar-powered home to compete in the u.s. department of energy solar decathlon 2011. the biennial competition draws 20 collegiate teams from all over the world to showcase solar homes in washington, d.c.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8767,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4889,4891],"tags":[2022,2023,1090,1962,1821,2024,1963,2025,2026],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-13848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-government-military","category-solar","tag-burlington","tag-channel-3","tag-middlebury-college","tag-middlebury-solar-decathlon","tag-solar-decathlon","tag-the-30","tag-us-department-of-energy","tag-vermont","tag-wcax"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.4 - 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