The 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette is one among 20 teams chosen worldwide to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy鈥檚 Solar Decathlon.
The international design and building competition will feature teams from Cornell, Darmstadt Germany, Virginia Tech and Penn State among others. Thirty-nine universities submitted proposals for selection. UL Lafayette鈥檚 team is the BeauSoleil team.
鈥 Every now and again, a project comes along that has transformative powers. This is one of them,鈥 said Dr. Gordon Brooks, dean of the College of the Arts.
Teams must design, build, and operate an attractive, effective, and energy-efficient solar powered house. The inaugural Solar Decathlon was held in 2002, and the most recent competition was just completed in the fall of 2007.
In late September 2009, teams from around the world will join the competition's organizers and sponsors in Washington, D.C., to assemble a "solar village" on the National Mall. The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is the primary sponsor of the Solar Decathlon.
The BeauSoleil team represents a collaboration between the UL Lafayette School of Architecture and Design, the College of Engineering and the College of Business. Architecture, design, business and engineering 亚洲自慰视频s along with 亚洲自慰视频 System Built Homes and other community partners will design and build the BeauSoleil 亚洲自慰视频 Solar Home over the next two years.
The team鈥檚 name, inspired by the Grammy-winning Cajun band, reflects the team's intent to relate the project to its Cajun roots. The home will employ renewable energy sources in a culturally resonant form.
鈥 The BeauSoleil 亚洲自慰视频 Solar Home embodies the ideals of many diverse interests: sustainable 鈥榞reen鈥 design, affordable housing, the promotion of 亚洲自慰视频 culture and hurricane rebuilding to name a few,鈥 said Dr. Geoff Gjertson, team coordinator and assistant professor in Architecture.