Cornell places in top 10
ITHACA, New York (WSYR-TV) A team of Cornell University students is considered one of the best when if comes to building an energy efficient home.
Cornell finished seventh out of 20 teams at a solar decathlon in Washington D.C.. Cornell scored about 760 out of a possible 1,000 points.
The team needed to create and operate a house that runs on solar power.
The houses were judged on attractiveness and energy efficiency.
A team from Germany won the contest.
Moving to DC for a Competition
Geddes (WSYR-TV) - Cornell University has just over a week to move its Solar Decathlon house down to Washington D.C.
It will be among 20 others vying for the top spot in an international design competition.
The house was on display during the New York State Fair; crews were at the Fairgrounds Monday breaking down the building into pieces and loading them onto several trucks.
The three parts to the building will be stored at the Center of Progress Building until they can be shrink-wrapped and shipped out to D.C.
The Cornell students who built the house think they have a good chance to win.
“The usual for the Solar Decathlon is these glorified double-wides they bring down on trucks and strap together. We brought curves to the competition this year,” says team member Bobby Harvey.
Its cylindrical structure, though, makes the house a challenge to move, so Harvey and his teammates have enlisted a little outside help.
“We try to be smart about it and … bring in subcontractors. They're really heavy modules, if you don't specialize in lifting and things like that,” says Harvey.
Put to use, Cornell's Solar Decathlon house would run off its solar panels and send any unused energy to National Grid, so, hypothetically, the owner could receive a check from the power company each month.
Want to buy this house? It is valued at $725,000, but students are asking only $199,000 to call it your own.
