Friday, October 12, 2007
News Uhm, about that sponsor, guys
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Fri, Oct 12, 2007 at 3:59 PM
Georgia Tech students displayed their "solar home" project on the Mall this week in Washington, D.C. The project is the school's first entry in the Solar Decathlon, an annual contest held by the U.S. Energy Department to pit green-minded students against one another in a contest to see who can build the most energy-efficient living space. Tech's remarkable design focuses on darkness and light, allowing the sun to both naturally illuminate daytime areas and charge solar panels over the bedroom. The project's budget: $700,000, although students quoted in That Other Paper's article said a prototype could be built for $280,000.
This caught my eye in the TOP article ...
The lead sponsor is Beazer Homes, and there is broad support for the project throughout Georgia Tech, with four of the school's colleges, three research centers, and numerous faculty members acting as managers or advisers.
Yeah. Can we build those houses pronto, kids, and see a little return on investment?
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