Thanks, and See You in '09!

October 23, 2007

The National Mall is back to normal—or as normal as it ever gets. But the world will never be the same, because the 2007 Solar Decathlon existed here for nine days in October. Students and professors, members of industry, and the public world-wide are changed in large and small ways by the demonstration here that energy efficiency and solar energy technologies work in homes. Again, we congratulate and thank everyone involved in making the 2007 event a great success.

While this event has ended, the good news is that the 2009 Solar Decathlon has already begun! The U.S. Department of Energy issued a Request for Proposals on October 12, 2007, for those wishing to enter the next Decathlon. Proposals are due from aspiring Decathletes by December 7, 2007, and announcements of successful bids will be made in early 2008—just in time for spring semester architecture and engineering classes at the selected schools to start planning.

We look forward to another exciting race to the finish. See you all in Washington, D.C., in 2009!

Posted at 03:02 PM in Daily Journal | Permalink

Richard,

It was a pleasure to meet you during the event and my hat is off to you and your team for putting on such an inspiring event. As a builder I appreciated the energy, integrity, and enthusiasm shown by all the teams.

I left inspired and will now actively pursue getting members of our team certified for the solar products available. Thanks again.

Jim Bickford
Schuchart/Dow Inc.
schuchartdow.com
206-510-1705

Posted by: Jim Bickford | October 23, 2007 at 06:57 PM

Always looking to take an environmental approach to our properties, renovating existing and constructing new. Would welcome the opportunity to explore applying what was demonstrated on some level.

Posted by: P Bartley | November 15, 2007 at 07:00 PM

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