{"57828":{"#nid":"57828","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Among Early Leaders in Solar Decathlon","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\tIcarus, the home designed and built by Georgia Tech for the Solar Decathlon competition is standing out among 19 other ultra energy-efficient homes. Capturing fourth place in the architecture category and fifth in communications, the team is in second place overall as of Tuesday evening.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\tWe should all be proud with this strong first showing, and we are confident we will continue to improve our score,\u0022 said Franca Trubiano, project manager for the Georgia Tech Solar Decathlon Team and Assistant Professor in the College of Architecture. \u0022The spread between leading contenders is very minimal - the anticipation and excitement here is extraordinary.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\tAccording to Jury Chair Greg Kiss, judges were impressed by the aspects of vegetation, regionalism, modularity and innovation found in many houses. Georgia Tech was identified in having excelled in architectural innovation, the quality of our working drawings and for the overall sense of beauty and delight offered by Icarus.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\tThe competition began Saturday and consists of ten categories. As teams are scored throughout the week, students, faculty and staff on campus are rooting for Icarus and monitoring online standings which are updated periodically. The latest scores and standings are posted at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.solardecathlon.org\u0022\u003Ewww.solardecathlon.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe competition has transformed the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to a \u0022solar village\u0022 where the public is invited to tour the homes to learn simple ways to become more energy efficient. Georgia Tech Solar Decathletes have led thousands of visitors on tours to showcase Icarus--the product of intense interdisciplinary teamwork by more than 100 dedicated students and faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\tDecathlete and Masters-level architecture student Jodi Bell-Quinn, who procured and coordinated interior materials, says involvement in the Solar Decathlon has provided \u0022real\u0022 design and construction experience. \u0022This experience is unique because it involves the newest technologies, materials and construction processes,\u0022 says Bell-Quinn. \u0022This project is teaching us not only how to build, but how to develop a feasible building solution when standard building practices do not apply.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\tThe College of Architecture has led the collaboration, pulling together Georgia Tech expertise in the College of Engineering, College of Management and College of Sciences, as well as numerous research centers.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERelated Links\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\n\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.solardecathlon.org\u0022\u003E \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\n\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.solar.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Solar Decathlon Website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETeam takes fourth place in architecture category.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27220","created_gmt":"2007-10-16 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:43","author":"Leslie Sharp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-10-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-10-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"57829":{"id":"57829","type":"image","title":"Icarus on the National Mall.","body":null,"created":"1449176187","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:56:27","changed":"1475894508","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:48","alt":"Icarus on the National Mall.","file":{"fid":"190676","name":"tqx21727.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqx21727_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqx21727_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1740461,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tqx21727_0.jpg?itok=e5htLtD3"}}},"media_ids":["57829"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.solar.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Solar Decathlon"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech College of Architecture"}],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"9737","name":"energy efficient"},{"id":"807","name":"environment"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"8277","name":"high performance buildings"},{"id":"9735","name":"icarus"},{"id":"170758","name":"solar decathlon"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}