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Engineering
(150 points)
The Engineering Contest awards 150 points, the second most points available. Clearly, the Solar Decathlon houses are marvels of modern engineering, and this contest "checks under the hood." The Engineering contest is evaluated on the following two categories:
- Engineering Design and Implementation — a jury of engineers evaluate each house's building envelope, indoor environmental control, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems
- Energy Analysis — A jury of building energy simulation experts evaluate the team Schematic Energy Analysis Report, Final Energy Analysis Report, and Simulation Input Form. The Energy Analysis Jury assesses the team use of simulation tools to inform design decisions and predict annual energy performance.
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Members of the 2005 New York Institute of Technology team show off the capability of their hydrogen fuel cell system. |
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