A blog about house design » energy efficient home http://www.housedesignblog.net Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:02:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Another eco-friendly (but not boring) house – the Solar Decathlon http://www.housedesignblog.net/2009/03/20/another-eco-friendly-but-not-boring-house-the-solar-decathlon/ http://www.housedesignblog.net/2009/03/20/another-eco-friendly-but-not-boring-house-the-solar-decathlon/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:44:45 +0000 Ae http://www.housedesignblog.net/?p=36 Recently, the Department of Energy (Cornell University) held a competition as to who could create the most energy efficient and eco-friendly house. The ZED or Zero Energy Design gave their best which resulted to the making of the so-called Solar Decathlon House which can now be seen in New York.

A bathroom and a bedroom inside the Solar Decathlon have photovoltaic system as well as thermal system in order to provide the house the energy that it needs. As for the water supply, the Solar Decathlon uses water-efficient fixtures and a system that recycles rain and used water into a more usable form.

But unlike the other eco-friendly houses, the Solar Decathlon does not have a minimalist’s design. Instead, it has everything that you need in a modern and high-tech home. Now that’s what you call Living!

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