Archive

• 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)