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A study of the effect of [BPy]PF6 as a flame retardant property
Published in Dawei Zheng, Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Technology, 2015
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is an award-wining program that challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive. In this paper, we present the solar-house we designed and built in SDChina2013 competition by team XAUAT, as shown in Figure 1 . The resulting home demonstrates to students, the public and industry, that solar-powered houses are fully functional, comfortable and sustainable living space. The paper aims to research the integration and exchange of the solarenergy filed and to facilitate the innovation development and in-depth application of solar energy and sustainable building technologies, to achieve a balance between architecture, engineering and business issues in addressing real world challenges.
Design strategies and energy performance of a net-zero energy house based on natural philosophy
Published in Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2020
Feng Shi, Shaosen Wang, Jinjin Huang, Xiaoqiang Hong
The Solar Decathlon competition is an international collegiate competition focusing on solar building technologies, which was launched by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 2002. Solar Decathlon China 2018 (SDC 2018) was organized by the China Overseas Development Association and Dezhou Municipal People’s Government, with the authorization of the DOE and with the guidance of the Chinese National Energy Administration. It challenged collegiate teams to design, build and operate full-size, solar-powered houses that are energy-efficient and attractive (2018). The scoring system of the competition was divided into ten parts, including five subjective rating items scored by jury evaluation: Architecture, Market Appeal, Engineering, Communication, and Innovation; and five objective items scored by measurement: Comfort Zone, Appliances, Home Life, Commuting and Energy Performance. The scoring system allowed for a comprehensive evaluation of the project from the aspects of design, technology and sustainability.