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Complete structural design, including structural calculations and specifications, stamped by a design professional licensed to stamp residential structural drawings and calculations in the team’s authority having jurisdiction ...

Team uniform, including construction t-shirts, competition jackets, shirts, and hats. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 teams must develop and implement communications strategies to engage their local ...

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 ...

Architectural Concept and Design Approach including, overall clear concept, idea or ideas to guide the development of the whole design process, design solution and competition prototype house demonstrate overall coherence ...

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, ...

In 2011, Team Maryland’s WaterShed won first place in part due to the inclusion of water use as a design focus. Since then Solar Decathlon teams have consistently integrated water use and reuse strategies into their ...

Engineering design and implementation, including Team approach to employing multidisciplinary collaboration and use the energy modeling and analysis to guide design decisions; Design performance of systems and structures, ...

Project Manual includes the project overview, detailed water budget, summary of unlisted electrical components and reconfigurable features, complete energy analysis and model, construction specifications, draft cost estimate, ...

Identifies the following elements: Risk minimization, address major hazards that may be encountered during assembly and disassembly activities on the competition site, injury prevention to team and crew members, volunteers, ...

Photographic documentation of the construction process, still images. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 teams must develop and implement communications strategies to engage their local communities, provide ...