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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    Solar Decathlon 2017 D-9: Final Report
    (2017-11-16) Team reACT; Habib, Sophie; Elmahadi, Alla; Johnson-Williams, Malik; Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Rockcastle, Garth C; Binder, Michael P; Adomaitis, Raymond A
    Impact statement, including: summary of fundraising activities, final project budget, results of media-outreach activities (statistics), results of on-site exhibition activities, estimates of the number of visitors, assessment of visitor experiences,evaluation of the team’s online presence, including statistics, team perspective on the effectiveness of the organizers, future plans for the house, and team officer’s future employment or educational plans.
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    Solar Decathlon 2017 D-8: Audiovisual presentation
    (2017-08-10) Team reACT; Fairhurst, Ricky; Oh Boun, Sandra; Johnson-Williams, Malik; Rockcastle, Garth C
    Audiovisual presentation including a realistic video walkthrough of the complete constructed house as built prior to competition, audio narrative explaining the underlying philosophy behind the design and team approach, still photos and graphics. Includes an audio narrative and transcript that explains to viewers what they’re seeing and describes the underlying philosophy behind the design and team approach to the competition.
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    Solar Decathlon 2017 D-8: Communications Narrative
    (2017-08-10) Team reACT; Schrantz, Emma; Andros, Whitney Paige; Stoltz, Angela; Binder, Michael P
    Describes in-depth the efforts to educate, inform, and interest the public, including the communications strategy; success of outreach and education message; description of digital communications. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 teams must develop and implement communications strategies to engage their local communities, provide free tours to visitors during the event in Denver, and make an impact across the world through their digital presence and media outreach.
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    Solar Decathlon 2017 D-7: Construction Sequence Animation
    (2017-04-27) Team reACT; Goldstein, Gregory; Rockcastle, Garth C
    Animation of how the house was constructed and moved to the exhibition site in Denver, Colorado. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 teams must develop and implement communications strategies to engage their local communities, provide free tours to visitors during the event in Denver, and make an impact across the world through their digital presence and media outreach.
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    Solar Decathlon 2017 D-7: Floor Plan
    (2017-04-27) Team reACT; Oh Boun, Sandra; Binder, Michael P
    The graphic floor plan is expected to be posted to the Solar Decathlon website and used in various communications materials to introduce the public to each competition prototype. The floor plan should be presented in a way to demonstrate the layout of the house, interior furnishings, and all site elements.
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    Solar Decathlon 2017 D-7: Team reACT Video
    (2017-04-27) Team reACT; Fairhurst, Ricky
    Audiovisual presentation of walk-through of reACT as will be experienced by judges and by the general public. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 teams must develop and implement communications strategies to engage their local communities, provide free tours to visitors during the event in Denver, and make an impact across the world through their digital presence and media outreach.
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    Solar Decathlon 2017 D-7: Project Summary
    (2017-04-27) Team reACT; Sudarsanan, Srijesh
    Summary description of house, design philosophy and house design, indicating goals, architectural style, target market, etc., unique house features, technological innovations, target client for the team house and how the design responds to this market’s needs, team organization, future plans for the house. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 teams must develop and implement communications strategies to engage their local communities, provide free tours to visitors during the event in Denver, and make an impact across the world through their digital presence and media outreach.