{"71846":{"#nid":"71846","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ga. Tech Solar Decathlon House Leaves for D.C.","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Solar Decathlon Team is celebrating another milestone as their solar powered house heads to D.C.  Students, faculty and staff from every college on campus have been working on the house for more than a year and the competition is finally around the corner.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Right now, I think we\u0027re all feeling a little bit of stress and a little panic, but mostly we\u0027re really excited about getting to D.C.,\u0022 said Amelia Mendez, a senior in the College of Architecture.  \u0022I can\u0027t wait to see all of the components of the house assembled and working together.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Solar Decathlon is a competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and it has 20 universities from around the world competing to build the most energy efficient house.  This is the third Solar Decathlon and the first time Georgia Tech has entered the competition.  As the team sets their eyes on the nation\u0027s capital, the students aren\u0027t the only ones excited about getting to the National Mall.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It has been a long process, but I\u0027m just incredibly happy and proud of the way this project has come together and the incredible effort that students have put into it,\u0022 said project manager and College of Architecture professor Franca Trubiano.  \u0022The sponsors have also been tremendous and we\u0027re still receiving materials from them.  Many of the sponsors have even offered their support in D.C. if we need it.  Without their support, this project would not have been possible.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0022The key to this project has been the students,\u0022 said Ruchi Choudhary, Solar Decathlon project manager and College of Architecture professor.  \u0022The students are so dedicated.  They have worked around the clock and without much sleep.  They truly have been remarkable.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe plan is for the house to arrive on the Mall in D.C. on Wednesday, October 3, and that is when students will begin the final construction phase. According to Mendez, the focus of the team will be shifting when they get to the Mall.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Right now, we\u0027ve been working on putting the big pieces put together, but when we get to Washington, we\u0027ll be focusing on the detail work,\u0022 said Mendez. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMany of the participants say this has been the experience of a lifetime and they can\u0027t wait to see what other teams have done with their houses.     \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I\u0027m looking forward to seeing what other schools have done,\u0022 said Jonathon Schwartz, a senior in the College of Architecture.  \u0022I\u0027ve seen so much of what we\u0027ve done and I\u0027ve been very impressed with my teammates work.  I can\u0027t wait to see all the houses set up on the Mall and becoming a solar neighborhood.\u0022  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I\u0027m really excited to see the other teams,\u0022 said Mendez.  \u0022I know they put just as much time into this project and I want to see what comes out of the minds of other schools.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Solar Decathlon opening ceremonies are October 12 and the competition will end with the closing ceremonies on October 19.  The houses on the Mall will be open for public tours October 12-20.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Tech Represents Southeast at Solar Competition"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Solar Decathlon Team is celebrating another milestone as their solar powered house heads to D.C.  Students, faculty and staff from every college on campus have been working on the house for more than a year and the competition is finally around the corner.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech Represents Southeast at Solar Competition"}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2007-09-29 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:05","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71847":{"id":"71847","type":"image","title":"media:image:62147358-5b6d-4446-a5de-be492ff6083d","body":null,"created":"1449177405","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:45","changed":"1475894644","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:04"},"71848":{"id":"71848","type":"image","title":"Students get","body":null,"created":"1449177405","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:45","changed":"1475894644","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:04"}},"media_ids":["71847","71848"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"167182","name":"solar"},{"id":"170758","name":"solar decathlon"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}