Abstract :
As the focus in the UK turns to the London Olympics in 2012, the Eco-Maestro Ken Yeang brings our attention to an event on the other side of the Atlantic - the US Solar Decathlon - that offers teams of young designers the opportunity to flex their ecological muscles. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Keywords :
bioclimatic design , Getting Around contest , Architecture (Design and Livability) , Firmness , contest , Vitruvius , Delight , Commodity , Communications contest , Comfort Zone contest , Appliances contest , Hot Water contest , Lighting contest , Washington DC , electric (photovoltaic) , National Mall , Energy Balance contest , Market Viability contest , US Department of Energy , systems