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LUMENHAUS is Virginia Tech’s entry into the 2009 Solar Decathlon. LUMENHAUS is a collaborative student research project to build a 100% solar-powered home. Leave us a comment!
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Blacksburg, VA
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Alexis Bogdanovitch

Alexis Bogdanovitch That's interesting !! available in EU soon ? what about the price ?
Alexis Bogdanovitch. Building Ingeneer in france. Specialized in low energy house.

Joshua Rotenberg
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The Spanish government
Steph

Steph Is this product/system for sale? Do you have a sales force nationwide yet? I am very interested in distributing!

David Bockman

David Bockman So is Madrid next?

October 22 at 5:28am · Report
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lumenhaus
The house will likely be on the "Today Show" in NYC on Nov 16th!
November 4 at 8:39am
Emily

Emily Hey guys, this house is the hotness. I can't stop staring at my pictures of it! Go knock 'em dead in the Solar D - Europe!

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lumenhaus Packing up... Heading home soon.

Susie Piedmont-Palladino
October 19 at 8:13am
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lumenhaus
It's looks like it might be in NYC in Nov but it's still up in the air. We will keep everyone posted!
October 21 at 11:22am
Rhonda

Rhonda Very Proud to be a hokie walking through Lumenhaus! Excellent job!

Mary

Mary your team did an outstanding job. Congratulations on building this amazing house!

Benjamin Garrett

Benjamin Garrett The lumenhaus! - very elegant... and rational. Congratulations. Ben Garrett (architect, FL)

Source: interregnumdesign.com
InterregnumDesign and Autonomy - your home must do more for you in the future - dystopian architectural services, autonomy and living off the grid
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lumenhaus Corey McCalla talks about LUMENHAUS at the Solar Decathlon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ub4uzx13aw&feature=channel

Source: www.youtube.com
Corey McCalla, a student leader on the project and a fifth-year architecture student from Rockville, Va., talks about the Virginia Tech Lumenhaus at the 2009 Solar Decathlon.
Tito- WebJunkie
Tito- WebJunkie
V Tech are the winners no doubt about it..
October 15 at 8:17am
Dawn Roseberry
Dawn Roseberry
Corey's picture is on the homepage of the U.S. Dept. of Energy as he gave the DOE Secretary a tour http://www.energy.gov/. SUPER COOL. And thanks to Corey for the advice on The Elephant & Castle pub while we were there. My parents and I loved it!
October 15 at 10:14am
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Architecture student Lindsey Jones of Locust Gove, VA, gives a tour of the kitchen of the Virginia Tech student's solar-powered entry in the U.S. Department of Energy's 2009 Solar Decathalon, on display on the National Mall in Washington in October, 2009.
Tito- WebJunkie
Tito- WebJunkie
very nice i like the electrical outlet plug thingy lol..
October 15 at 8:19am
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lumenhaus Christian Truitt explains the Eclipsis System:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhZOzptpCiM

Source: www.youtube.com
Christian Truitt, a fifth-year architecture student from Bloomfield, N.J., describes the Eclipsis system that provides light and privacy to the Virginia Tech Lumenhaus during the 2009 Solar Decathlon
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lumenhaus New Video by America.gov. Virginia Tech Student Team Members present LUMENHAUS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTLSd6QcX7M

Source: www.youtube.com
The Solar Decathlon is bolder, brighter, and more efficient than ever! 20 university teams from around the world have designed and built their ultimate solar home on the National Mall in Washington, DC. ...
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lumenhaus Check out this panorama by the Washington Post!

Source: www.washingtonpost.com
The theme of the Lumenhaus is light. Its pavilion design features sliding north and south walls made of glass.
Charles McSorley
Charles McSorley
Joe, do something about that Blue painters tape....it has been driving me nuts. Need a magnetic catch or two?
October 14 at 10:44am
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lumenhaus
It's to hold the refrigerator and freezer closed during public tours because there is an ongoing temperature contest for our appliances.
October 14 at 11:32am
Charles McSorley
Charles McSorley
That makes sense....it still does not look good in the panorama
October 14 at 12:59pm
JESSE CARTER

JESSE CARTER I'm so disappointed I came to dc just to see this today

JESSE CARTER
JESSE CARTER
C'est la vie. Wah wah. Can I still walk by and view them without entering?
October 14 at 9:09am