Lawrence Technological University is one of 20 schools from around the United State in Europe competing in the Solar Decathlon in Washington, DC this week. Each team had to build a home that was completely self-sufficient, or off-the-grid.
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"We want our house to be a stage for educating
homebuyers about the possibilities for dramatically decreasing the
carbon footprint of their homes," said team member Christina Span, who
graduated from Lawrence Tech in May with a degree in architecture.
"Making homes more energy-efficient is the single biggest thing we can
do as a country to reduce our country's energy consumption and reliance
on foreign oil."
Taken together, these 20 houses represent many
of the best ideas for changing America's perception of housing. The
structures demonstrate how pleasant it can be to live in a relatively
small but well-designed space. The contest requires houses to be 800
square feet or less, and in most of the houses the actual living space
is well under 700 square feet.
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