By the time the house is on display in October 2009, Virginia Tech will have been working on the design and building of the 2009 house for almost two years! Follow the progress below.
JULY 2008
- Ten students awarded academic fellowships to participate in solar decathlon summer studio. Architecture, industrial design and building construction students advance the preliminary design and develop the concept of Responsive Architecture
- Summer studio office established
- Initial full-scale mock-ups of sliding shutter screens
- Polycarbonate panels with aerogel prototyped
- Initial presentation in Houston to ConocoPhillips
