Sustainable and Resilient
Our winning U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 entry, the SURE HOUSE, represents the Stevens Institute of Technology team’s vision of a sustainable and resilient home for the areas at greatest risk due to rising sea-levels and more damaging storms. Learn more
The qualities that set our house apart:
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SURE HOUSE wins the U.S. Solar Decathlon 2015!!!
Why we built the SURE HOUSE.
This was not just a contest entry for us. We are striving to build in a world affected by a changing climate, working to educate the next generation of innovators, and do our part to help the New Jersey Shore bounce back from the damaging effects of Hurricane Sandy. Learn more
Less Energy Use + More Storm Protection
The challenge for the SURE House team is, “Can we design a home with for coastal New Jersey that dramatically reduces its energy use while protecting itself from the realities of a changing, more extreme climate?”
The Stevens Institute Team
Our team is made up of a diverse ggroup of creative and dedicated students from across Stevens Institute of Technology. Learn more about us.
Stevens + Solar Decathlon
The SURE HOUSE is not only a student design project. It is one that will be built, rigorously tested, extensively toured, and finally lived in. Luckily this isn’t our first solar powered rodeo. The SURE HOUSE is the 3rd consecutive Stevens Institute of Technology entry in the Solar Decathlon competition. Learn more
Empowerhouse
2011
Ecohabit
2013
Sure House
2015
Supporters
Our sponsors and partners make this project possible. Find out more about the people and companies helping us toward the finish line. Not a business but want to help? Donate Now!
Absorptive Capacity
The measure of how well any system (here, the SURE HOUSE itself) can endure a disruption without significant deviation... Learn More