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posted 11:00 PM Wednesday, April 15, 2009 by rabendr2

Some of the following blogs will be written by Architecture 576 students led by Professor Taylor in an effort to let the rest of the team know what they have been working towards during the spring semester.

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2009 (39)
- October (11)
  - 1st place in three competions, 2nd in three more, 2nd overall (Oct 17)
  - CONGRATS!! (Oct 16)
  - Illinois Earns 2nd Place (Oct 16)
  - Illinois fan club growing (Oct 11)
  - Tours are open, competition in progress - Illinois in first! (Oct 11)
  - (Oct 8)
  - Let the Competition Begin, Illinois is Ready to Go! (Oct 7)
  - We have power, have passed inspections and are generating electricity (Oct 6)
  - Only 3.5 days to go (Oct 4)
  - Despite the weather, another day is here. (Oct 3)
  - On the Mall! (Oct 3)
- September (4)
  - On our way! (Sep 30)
  - House on the way to DC! 3 Days to go. (Sep 28)
  - Only Days To Go - Open House Saturday & Sunday 10-6 (Sep 11)
  - Final Details (Sep 1)
- August (2)
  - Summer is drawing to a close (Aug 14)
  - Another week, more progress. (Aug 3)
- July (4)
  - Check, Check & Check (Jul 29)
  - Only 2 months to go... (Jul 21)
  - Solar Panels Complete (Jul 14)
  - Exterior work continues! (Jul 7)
- June (5)
  - Roof done - on to solar panels (Jun 30)
  - New photographs added to the gallery! (Jun 27)
  - Construction Continues (Jun 22)
  - Gable Homed delivered (Jun 16)
  - One hurdle cleared - now on to the next! (Jun 9)
- May (1)
  - Progress (May 9)
- April (6)
  - The Project Manual (Apr 20)
  - Simulation Team Update (Apr 19)
  - From a Rockford barn to the Washington Mall - Daniel (Apr 15)
  - Arch Seminar - Ryan (Apr 15)
  - Seminar Blogs (Apr 15)
  - Homeway Homes Manufacturing Facility Visit (Apr 15)
- March (1)
  - Website Update (Mar 28)
- February (5)
  - Architecture Team Update (Feb 28)
  - Control Team Update II (Feb 25)
  - ELectrical team update (Feb 16)
  - Simulation Team Post 1 (Feb 8)
  - Control Team Update (Feb 5)
2008 (68)
- December (11)
  - Insulation Report (Dec 19)
  - Clothes Washers and Dryers (Dec 19)
  - HVAC System report (Dec 18)
  - Risk reward analysis for home automation (Dec 17)
  - Appliances for SD House (Dec 13)
  - Standby Power - Energy Vampires (Dec 10)
  - Windows/Shading (Dec 10)
  - Control, Home Automation (Dec 10)
  - Racking Final Decisions (Dec 9)
  - General Lighting (Dec 7)
  - Lighting (Dec 2)
- November (5)
  - Follow up on "The Energy Detective" (Nov 11)
  - Lighting Load Calculations (Nov 11)
  - PV system update (Nov 6)
  - Hot Water System (Nov 5)
  - General Lighting Reports (Nov 3)
- October (21)
  - General Lighting Report Revision 1.0 (Oct 27)
  - PHPP Update (Oct 22)
  - LightSim and .WEA files (Oct 22)
  - PVSYST Software (Oct 22)
  - Passive house modeling simulation - HEED (Oct 21)
  - Lighting layout (Oct 20)
  - Esim Review (Oct 20)
  - Solar Sim (Oct 16)
  - LightSim Simulation Software (Oct 15)
  - PHPP (Oct 15)
  - Energy Plus II (Oct 14)
  - SolarSim (Oct 14)
  - LightCalc Evaluation (Oct 14)
  - DesignBuilder Test (Oct 13)
  - SolarSim Requirements (Oct 8)
  - Energy Plus (Oct 8)
  - Lighting Simulation Research (Oct 4)
  - Awnings and Louvers (Oct 1)
  - Integrating Hot Water Systems (solar + backup) (Oct 1)
  - Insulation (Oct 1)
  - Window Update (Oct 1)
- September (27)
  - Updating DC Balance of Plant (Sep 30)
  - Solar Panel Update (Sep 30)
  - Energy Analysis of Lighting (Sep 29)
  - Uncategorized (Sep 29)
  - Tankless Water Heating Update (Sep 24)
  - Quick Panel Racking update (Sep 22)
  - Optiwin Windows (Sep 17)
  - Shading Price Evaluations (Sep 17)
  - Solar thermal hot water system: evacuated tube collectors (Sep 17)
  - Tankless water heating evaluation (Sep 17)
  - DC Electrical Balance of Plant (Sep 16)
  - Insulation (Sep 16)
  - Solar Panels (Sep 16)
  - Panel Racking & Safety (Sep 16)
  - Inverters & Monitors Quality vs. Affordability / Our Recommendation (Sep 15)
  - Lighting Estimates (Sep 15)
  - Inverters & Monitors (Sep 11)
  - Windows (Sep 10)
  - Shading (Blinds, Curtains, Awnings, etc.) (Sep 10)
  - Tankless Water Heaters (Sep 9)
  - Inuslation (Sep 9)
  - Resource and Control Systems (Sep 9)
  - Solar hot water systems and the SRCC (Sep 9)
  - Commercial Solar Panel Research (Sep 9)
  - First look at Solar Panel Racking (Sep 9)
  - Light Bulb Evaluations (Sep 8)
  - Tradeoffs in Balance of System Materials (Sep 3)
- August (2)
  - Web Site Compliant and other updates (Aug 26)
  - update (Aug 8)
- June (1)
  - June 08 Update (Jun 8)
- February (1)
  - Welcome to all new Solar Decathlon 09 Members (Feb 13)

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posted 11:00 PM Wednesday, April 15, 2009 by rabendr2

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