The Solar House at home on the College Crowder Campus January 2009.
House Platform
Crew Working on Foam Panel
Coffee Break
Hoisting Up Foam Panel
Art Boyt on Ladder
Vicky Boyt
Securing the Panels
Securing the Foam Panels
Basic House Taking Shape
Laying Down OSB
Crowder House at Sunset
Finishing up OSB
Getting Ready for Siding
Choosing a Siding Pattern
The Summer Semester Solar Crew
All doors and windows in the house are installed.
All Shingles and Siding are completed
Chad Harris Under the House
The Framing of the Deck
Handicap Ramp Framed Out
South Side Staining and Deck Started
Solar Radiant Heating and Cooling System Being Installed
Solar Panels and Hydronics System Being Installed.
Solar System Almost Complete
Hardwood Flooring Being Laid
Cabinets and Trim Installed
Solar Inverters and Battery Chargers
Hydronic System
Northeast View of Solar House
Northwest View of Siding with the Stain Started
South East View of House
East View of Trellis
South View of Trellis
Completed Kitchen
Unfurnished Living Room
Bathroom
The finished product - now to get it to Washington DC...
To compete the house had to be disassembled and moved all the way to Washington DC where it was then put back together.
The Washington Monument
Bob and Dave Working on the Trailer.
Travis Prepping the Trailer for Take Off
Ladies and Gentlemen the House has left Crowder College!
Day One the Crew Confronts an Empty Lot
Using Man-Power the Truck is unloaded.
Our Electric Vehicle has Arrived.
Scenic Pollution - The Crowder Crew used all man power and 'green' (solar, battery) tools and equipment once on site.
The ever growing solar village - Crowder College was the only community college at the event.
The mall from a distance.
Anthony, Tara and Sean doing some sightseeing.
A view from above of the great SolarDecathlon
Day 2 and the house arrives!
Moving the house off of the trailer.
Moving the large section of our house.
Planting our Grounding Rod
Working Through the Night the team finishes the Crowder College entry - our second Solar Decathlon house is ready for thousands of visitors.
The Solar Team Credits
Anthony
Instructor Art Boyt
Bob aka Genevieve
Christian
Dave
Gale
James
Janet
Joe
Crew in the Electric Mobile
Instructor Kevin Newby
Liz
Ralph
Ryan
Sean
Tara
Travis
Vicki Boyt
McDonald Hall in the Snow - Please visit us online at http://www.crowder.edu For more information about Alternative Energy at Crowder: http://www.crowder.edu/MARET/
