The University of Minnesota’s Solar Decathlon Team is challenged to design, engineer, and construct a fully functioning, highly energy-efficient, completely sun-powered house.
As one of twenty international teams invited by the U.S. Department of Energy to compete in the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C., this is the first and only Minnesota team ever to participate in the competition. The University’s entry, “ICON Solar House,” is a collaborative effort among many students, faculty, staff, and industry partners. While the objective is to integrate solar power with innovative architectural and interior design, the house will be built to accommodate Minnesota’s extreme climate and for potential marketability.
Students and faculty working on the project will discuss in a panel the innovations that have come out of the decathlon as well as the integrated process that the team has adopted.
Come see presentations on our house design and give feedback to our team.
