2024-11-27T00:08:30-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149977131/the-2017-solar-decathlon-is-less-than-a-year-away Nam Henderson 2016-11-07T09:01:00-05:00 >2016-12-16T20:01:03-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f0/f0hwtv4d0vygu1nw.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Solar Decathlon houses will join the landscape at Pe&ntilde;a Station Next, a burgeoning &ldquo;smart city&rdquo; between downtown Denver and the airport that city planners began mapping out several years ago...We&rsquo;re proud to partner with the City of Denver as we count down to Solar Decathlon and help shape a brighter, more sustainable future.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Linda Silverman, Director of the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon</a>, looks ahead to the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solar Decathlon 2017</a>&nbsp;kick off in Denver.</p><p>Previously reported;&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149934787/denver-selected-to-host-the-2017-solar-decathlon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Denver selected to host the 2017 Solar Decathlon</a></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149934787/denver-selected-to-host-the-2017-solar-decathlon Alexander Walter 2016-03-15T13:56:00-04:00 >2016-03-18T00:49:54-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/71/714e023ycf30tzh6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Dr. Orr revealed that Denver won the bid to host this biennial event, in which student teams compete to design, build, and operate cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive solar-powered houses. [...] The competition is planned to be staged near a new development close to Denver International Airport. The area around the 61st and Pe&ntilde;a Commuter Rail Station is positioned to become a national model for sustainable, transit-oriented, greenfield development [...].</p></em><br /><br /><p>Archinect coverage of previous Solar Decathlons:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/139315335/2015-solar-decathlon-winner-stevens-institute-of-technology-addresses-post-sandy-resiliency-with-the-sure-house" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2015 Solar Decathlon winner Stevens Institute of Technology addresses post-Sandy resiliency with the SURE HOUSE</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/139121978/students-endure-the-final-home-stretch-at-the-u-s-solar-decathlon-2015" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Students endure the final home stretch at the U.S. Solar Decathlon 2015</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/84161736/archinect-field-trip-solar-decathlon-2013-basking-in-arrays-of-energy-efficiency" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect Field Trip: Solar Decathlon 2013, Basking in Arrays of Energy Efficiency</a></li></ul>