{"620497":{"#nid":"620497","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Team Wins Prize in the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s New Solar Decathlon ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA team from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Architecture\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Building Construction\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E won first place in the category for net-zero energy, urban single-family home at the 2019 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Weekend, April 12-14 2019, held at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.solardecathlon.gov\/blog\/archives\/5269\u0022\u003EU.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon\u003C\/a\u003E is a collegiate competition that tasks student teams with designing and building highly efficient and innovative buildings powered by renewable energy. This year, the Department of Energy\u0026nbsp;combined two student building design competitions to create the new Solar Decathlon competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Weekend took place April 12-14, 2019. Throughout the weekend, student design teams presented their work to a jury of industry experts, attended presentations by collegiate peers and leaders in the energy profession, and engaged with a variety of energy-focused organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech team was led by Tyler Pilet, Ph.D. in Architecture student with a focus area in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/high-performance-building\u0022\u003Ehigh performance building\u003C\/a\u003E (HPB).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our team designed a community-driven, low cost, net-zero home in Grove Park,\u0026rdquo; said Pilet. \u0026ldquo;We partnered with the Grove Park Foundation and Atlanta Habitat for Humanity to make the design\u0026rsquo;s construction a reality in the future. The competition was a great experience that taught us how to design every part and system of a building, from conceptual massing to HVAC and community solar power design.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Pilet, the interdisciplinary team consisted of Warren Alexius Campbell (Master of Science (M.S.) in Architecture, HPB), Wen Yi (Vincent) Chang\u0026nbsp;(M.S. in Architecture, HPB), Yuran Kong (M.S. in Architecture, HPB), Yuhang Li (Master of Architecture), Dan Lu (M.S. in Architecture, HPB), Jingxin Xu (Master of Science in Urban Design), Raj Sanjaybhai Shah (M.S. in Building Construction), Raunak Tibrewala (M.S. in Architecture, HPB), Xinyi Zhang (M.S. in Civil Engineering).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/people\/jason-brown\u0022\u003EJason Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, full-time lecturer for high performance buildings in the School of Architecture, served as the team\u0026rsquo;s advisor. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/people\/godfried-l-augenbroe\u0022\u003EFried Augenbroe\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and director of the High Performance Building Lab, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/people\/tarek-rakha\u0022\u003ETarek Rakha\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor for high performance buildings, also helped by reviewing the students\u0026rsquo; work. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.acmepanel.com\/\u0022\u003EAcme Panel\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ykkap.com\/\u0022\u003EYKK\u003C\/a\u003E served as industry partners. Additional outside partners that contributed to the final project included \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/groveparkfoundation.org\/\u0022\u003EGrove Park Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.groveparkatlanta.com\/\u0022\u003EGrove Park Neighborhood Association\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantahabitat.org\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Habitat for Humanity\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/perkinswill.com\/\u0022\u003EPerkins+Will\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.southface.org\/\u0022\u003ESouthface\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pursuitengineering.com\/\u0022\u003EPursuit Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantaregional.org\/\u0022\u003Ethe Atlanta Regional Commission\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantaga.gov\/government\/mayor-s-office\/executive-offices\/office-of-resilience\u0022\u003EMayor\u0026rsquo;s Office of Resilience\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.solardecathlon.gov\/blog\/archives\/5269\u0022\u003ERead more about the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA team from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Architecture\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Building Construction\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E won first place in the category for net-zero energy, urban single-family home at the 2019 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, April 12-14 2019, held at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, 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