Solar Decathlon Team Maryland

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The Solar Decathlon is a series of international competitions that challenge collegiate teams to design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective and attractive. It is based upon an initiative of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Solar Decathlon was inaugurated in 2002.It consists of ten contests, juried or metered, with prizes for the overall three highest cumulative scores. Teams comply with competition rules, building codes, and graphic standards. Teams enter a Memorandum of Understanding with the Organizers that requires a scheduled set of deliverables. Teams may be either single institutions or a multi-institutional effort.

The Solar Decathlon has expanded internationally to include five additional worldwide competitions: Solar Decathlon Africa, Solar Decathlon China, Solar Decathlon Europe, Solar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean, and Solar Decathlon Middle East. It is the largest sustainable building research and innovation competition in the world. Technology demonstrated at the decathlon’s have a 5-10 year lead to broad market availability and adoption.

Tens of thousands of students, educators, and industry mentors at over 500 educational institutions from nearly 60 countries on five continents have raised public awareness of the importance of renewable energy, sustainability, and energy efficiency. it has emerged as a core 20th century pedagogy for educating future engineers, architects, and ecological scientists, operating in multidisciplinary teams, to advance sustainability technology. The very scale and complexity of competing in the Solar Decathlon are essential elements in mastering sustainability competence and leadership skills development.

Team Maryland competed as a single institution in 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2017. Maryland took first place overall in 2011, and first place US institutions (second place overall) in 2007 and 2017. In 2002 UMD placed 4th overall. In 2005 Maryland received the People’s Choice Award. Recognized for its record of excellence, Team Maryland has been invited to collaborate on multi-institutional teams for Solar Decathlon Europe and Solar Decathlon Africa, both held in 2019.

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    PROJECT: 2020 Solar Decathlon Middle East, reACT reGENERATED: Final Report
    (2020-05-03) Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Rockcastle, Garth; Adomaitis, Raymond; Stoltz, Angela; Hubbard, William; Koliji, Hooman; Hwang, Yunho; May, Peter; Quinn, Peter; Long, Kristy; Buck, Blaze; Hinojosa, Christine; Elmahadi, Alla; Bishop, Zachary; Emaikwu, Nehemiah; Huang, Siyue; Katz, Yehuda; reACT ThinkTank
    Team Maryland was invited to the 2020 Solar Decathlon Middle East for the purpose and intention of bringing US representation to this particular International Solar Decathlon competition. The reACT faculty leaders and their deans, were committed to seizing this opportunity to advance sd2017 reACT to adapt to the Middle Eastern climate and cultural context, which would underscore the versatility of the foundational sustainability standards and principles it was built on. Efforts were well underway, and, while we were greatly saddened by the request to withdraw from the competition itself, we were pleased that the University encouraged us to continue forward with reconstructing reACT and convert it to the University’s first real Sustainability Laboratory and Living Building.
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    reACT: resilient Adaptive Climate Change: preprint
    (2018) Stoltz, Angela Christine; Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Owoeye, Oluwadara; Kerlin, Lauren
    This is a preprint version of the article on reACT: resilient Adaptive Climate Technology.
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    reACT: resilient Adaptive Climate Change, AV presentation
    (2018-06-30) Stoltz, Angela Christine; Cossard, Patricia Kosco
    This video was first presented in a virtual Conference of the 2018 International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment Sensing (SEES2018). It reviews the sd2017 house technologies that wed indigenous (Nanticoke Tribe) sustainability practices and western technology.
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    Solar Decathlon 2017 D-3: Team Overview To Date
    (2016-09-15) Team reACT; Campbell, Jamie; Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Rockcastle, Garth C
    Updated 100-word description of team and its goals (second iteration); Digital representation (renderings, graphic floor plan, photography of scale model, animation, etc.) of competition prototype design; Team photograph; Summary of unique project elements, considerations, innovations, research, or technology being considered; Summary of team’s current online presence, including social media accounts and website address; Summary of public outreach conducted and press coverage achieved to-date.
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    Solar Decathlon 2017 D-8: Innovations Narrative
    (2017-08-10) Team reACT; Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Lagomarsino, Matt; Binder, Michael P; Rockcastle, Garth C; Adomaitis, Raymond A
    This report describes the team’s approach to innovation, from design to execution. It includes details on how and what research was conducted and how it informed decisions on design solutions. It discusses how the team integrated innovative sustainable strategies, products, and solutions, as well as how the house maximizes sustainability through the use of passive solar strategies, smart materials selection, and/or local considerations in the design. It explains how the innovations relate to and improve the lives of the selected target market. The environmental, social, and commercial benefits are described. Lastly, it answers the questions: Are the innovations durable relative to the life cycle of the house? Will the innovations improve or maintain occupant safety?
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    Solar Decathlon 2017 D-8: Market Potential Narrative
    (2017-08-10) Team reACT; Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Stoltz, Angela; Lagomarsino, Matt; Rockcastle, Garth C; Binder, Michael P
    Market Potential including how the design and integrated design elements positively impact the U.S. residential energy efficiency and renewable energy industry, demonstrate exterior and interior appeal for Native Americans through material, equipment, and design details, sustainability features and strategies to make a positive contribution to the marketability of the house, the Native American market need for the competition prototype house and associated components. Livability, including design details that support a safe, functional, convenient, comfortable, and enjoyable place to live, design of the house’s lighting, entertainment, and other controls, and the design details that meet the unique needs and desires of Native Americans. Cost Effectiveness, including cost-effective value to Native Americans, market analysis, and integrated sustainability features that enhance the home’s market value. Build ability including, quality and detail to enable a general contractor to estimate and build the design as it appeared on the competition site, and the design response to the target site, client, or climate.