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glassinitstyle - ITALY, FIRST-TIME GUEST AT SOLAR DECATHLON EUROPE 2012 - 14 Jan 2011
Published by Francesco Cusani on Sun, 20/02/2011 - 13:34
glassinitstyle - ITALY, FIRST-TIME GUEST AT SOLAR DECATHLON EUROPE 2012 - 14 Jan 2011
MED in Italy is the name of the team and project that will be presented by lecturers in Architecture, Economics, and Engineering from Roma Tre University and a small Industrial Design team from Sapienza University in Rome, led by Chiara Tonelli (Roma Tre University – Faculty of Architecture and Department of Architectural Planning and Study) and with the active support of students and funding from leading Italian companies, at the Solar Decathlon international competition slated for 2012 in Spain.
A total of 20 university teams from around the world will be presenting their solar-powered home featuring technologies designed to maximize its energy efficiency. Multi-disciplinary teams from the universities will be taking part with the scientific contribution of lecturers and the work of students, all involved in the entire design and development process. Since the conception of a highly innovative building entails very high engineering and prototyping costs, as well as advanced technical know-how, the economic and technical support of companies is necessary. Participating for the first time, Italy will be able to test its know-how in the area of self- sufficiency by producing a building well suited to its climatic, economic and social context. This is a very real and necessary requirement for the universities, since any testing would be primarily carried out at a local level, providing their students with future employment opportunities, also locally. The next competition will take place in the United States in September 2011.
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