(Orange and) Blue Kids on the Block

June 14th, 2010 by laura.ette

The Villa Solar has become our Spanish neighborhood and we’re the nosy neighbors.
During slow times on the construction site, groups of us like to take strolls down the block to spy on the progress of other teams. It’s incredible to see the cultural and conceptual diversity present in this competition. What’s even more incredible, though,  [ ... Read the rest ... ]

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Project RE:FOCUS Has Touched Down

June 11th, 2010 by Kathryn Watson

On Wednesday, the Team Florida construction site featured nothing but our home’s foundation and the team’s anticipation.
Fast forward through two sleepless nights and countless complications.
Crowds from all over the Villa Solar gathered this morning to watch the nearly 8-metric ton bedroom module balance on a crane lift about 15 feet  [ ... Read the rest ... ]

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The Exceptional Move

June 9th, 2010 by Kathryn Watson

Monday night marked the beginning of the house’s transit from the pre-build site to the Villa Solar, where Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 will take place. Our “exceptional move,” labeled as such because of its wide load, could not have a more fitting name. The transport of Module 1 weighed 17.5 metric tons,  [ ... Read the rest ... ]

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Three Continents, Seven Countries, Six Languages

June 8th, 2010 by Kathryn Watson

The team is welcomed to Spain with an opening ceremony, gets to meet the other teams from three continents, seven countries who speak six different languages.

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Another Milestone Complete!

June 2nd, 2010 by Rachel Compton

The close of the Spanish workday saw the team reach another milestone- the completion of the exterior layer on the bedroom module.

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