The Crowder-Drury team finished in 8th place overall in the 2015 Solar Decathlon, the U.S. Department of Energy announced today in Irvine, California. The team’s ShelteR3(pronounced “Shelter Cubed”) home was more than 18 months in the making. The highly interdisciplinary project brought Crowder and Drury students to the national stage to showcase their expertise in architecture, engineering, marketing, communication and design. About 140 teams applied for entry into the competition – 20 were accepted and 14 actually made it to the competition itself.
In an email from Dr. Jennifer Methvin, President, Crowder College, to employees Methvin wrote “If you followed their progress over the 18 months leading up to the competition, you realize how hard, smart, and collaboratively the team has worked. The most impressive part to me is what these students, faculty, and mentors -- from two institutions -- have learned from and taught each other. I am extremely proud of them all.”
The team will disassemble the house in the coming days. Following transport back to the Ozarks, the house will find a permanent place in Joplin, the community that inspired its unique design.
About the Solar Decathlon
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Decathlon pits future architects, engineers, marketers and business people from the nation’s top colleges against one another, challenging them to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive.
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