The Solar Homestead
Educational Project
Why pick this one
The Solar Homestead is Appalachian State University's 2011 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon entry featuring a self-sustaining zero-energy home.
Best for
- Learning about solar power and renewable energy
- Studying zero-energy home design
- Exploring bifacial photovoltaic solar canopy technology
- Understanding Trombe walls and phase change material thermal storage
Look elsewhere if
- Seeking financial services
- Seeking residential solar installation or repair
- Needing emergency or time-sensitive service
Specialties
- bifacial photovoltaic solar canopy
- reinterpreted Trombe wall
- concentrating solar thermal skylight
- phase change material thermal storage
- self-sustaining zero-energy home design
Certifications
- Appalachian State University
- U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011
What makes them different
- Appalachian State University's entry in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011
- Won the Solar Decathlon 2011 People's Choice Award
- Placed second in the Solar Decathlon 2011 Communications contest
- Placed third in the Solar Decathlon 2011 Architecture contest
- Bifacial photovoltaic canopy designed to generate electricity from front- and back-panel light
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 1100 E King St, Boone, NC 28607-4326
- Website
- http://thesolarhomestead.blogspot.com
Services
- solar energy education
- renewable energy outreach
- zero-energy home design demonstration