RISD Solar

t-shirts are in!

2005-09-11T13:17:00.000-07:00

Want to help us out? You can help us out financially and get a nice piece of clothing at the same time. We just got out our logo shirts in in red. You can buy them during convocation, at the RISD store, and even at waterfire.

Appliance Garage

2005-08-30T12:05:00.000-07:00

Here's a recent shot of the appliance garage before we put all the machinery inside.

2005-08-26T11:51:00.000-07:00

Coming soon to a solar house near you, a roof garden!

windows

2005-08-24T09:50:00.000-07:00

We are lucky enough to have Deckhouse donating a gorgeous set of mahogany framed windows. Here's a small picture, with more to come.

Construction

2005-08-23T13:46:00.000-07:00

the roof is up!

2005-08-01T12:38:00.000-07:00

more work

2005-07-26T14:22:00.000-07:00

Panels Arrive

2005-07-08T13:50:00.000-07:00

The tressel is fully complete. The floor panels arrived and are on the tressel.

Volunteers Needed

2005-06-28T13:27:00.000-07:00

Hey folks, volunteers are needed to construct the house. Construction begins next month (July) and runs through September. Want to be part of the project? E-mail Ryan Hammershmidt, rhammers@risd.edu

2005-06-28T07:08:00.000-07:00

The tressel is up.

Solar Decathlon General Information

2005-04-25T00:16:00.000-07:00

Construction will begin this summer. Volunteers are most welcome!

Meetings every Wednesday at 9:30 AM in the BEB Architecture Building faculty lounge. This is to discuss past and future agendas.

We need everyone's help with fundraising, brainstorming and recruitment. Cash, inkind donations and material donations are needed, as well as sponsors. Any ideas are much appreciated.

The competition is scheduled to officially begin on October 1st, 2005 in Washington, D.C.

Who's In Charge of Everything

2005-04-24T23:50:00.000-07:00

Project Managers
Jonathan Knowles
Wilbur Yoder

Student Leaders
Cristina Zancani Architecture
Jesse Bushyhead Graphic Design
Ryan Hammerschmidt Architecture
Patrick Leahy Graphic Design
Michelle Ludwig Architecture
Lisa Moffitt Architecture
Renee Moldovansky Architecture
Jeffrey Sitton Architecture
Jonathan Smith Architecture
Anthony Sparandara Architecture
Molly Wheelock Architecture
Jonathon Strnad Architecture
Engineering Firms
Arden Engineers
ENTECH Engineers
Brown University

Sign-up List

2005-04-23T13:38:00.000-07:00

Please leave a comment with your name, department, year of graduation and e-mail address if you'd like to be a part of the Solar Decathlon team. Also, feel free to specify any area you'd be interested in helping with, or ask questions that have not yet been addressed.

Phil Chao (ID, '06)
Wes Crabbe (ID, '06)
Rochelle Lee (ID, '05)