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My9NJ: NJ Students Develop Flood Proof Home To Combat Storm Damage

shadmin — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:09:44 +0000

See the coverage by Meg Baker and her colleagues at My9NJ from the public debut of SURE HOUSE on August 27th 2014.

The discussion surrounds what we are doing here at Stevens Institute to help respond to the issues of rebuilding on the shore post-Hurricane Sandy. Additionally the news team talks about more specific problems including the costs associated with elevating homes and insurance issues for homeowners in these coastal communities.

View the full content from My9NJ here.

Photo: AJ Elliott, via Flickr

Public Gets First Look at Stevens’ Entry House in Solar Decathlon 2015

shadmin — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:00:15 +0000

Following our summer debut of SURE HOUSE on August 27th 2014 Stevens Institute’s university news featured our work.

The article discusses how SURE HOUSE is Stevens response to Hurricane Sandy. Notable mentions from the August event include Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer, Stevens engineer dean Dr. Sheppard and lead faculty for the project John Nastasi as well some student interviews.

Read the full article from Stevens Institute of Technology here.

Photo: AJ Elliott, via Flickr

NJTV News: Stevens Tech Students Unveil Hurricane Resistant Shore Home Designs

shadmin — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:20:52 +0000

View our news spot on NJTV News.

They give a quick description of our student driven project that serves as a solar home for the U.S. Department of Energy 2015 Solar Decathlon competition as well as a storm resilient shore home in response Hurricane Sandy.

Photo: Chris Gent, via Flickr

NJ.com: Stevens Tech students debut hurricane resistant, solar powered shore home design

shadmin — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:30:41 +0000

NJ.com writes about our student teams work to develop a hurricane resistant, solar powered shore home.

During our summer debut of SURE HOUSE some of the student designed innovations were featured. Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer paid a visit and congratulated the Stevens team. Student interviews also mention some of the design drivers of SURE HOUSE and how we intend to make the home fit into the shore community both technologically and aesthetically.

Read the full article from NJ.com here.

Photo: Anthony Quintano, via Flickr

CBS2 News: Stevens Institute Team Unveils Plans for Storm Resistant “SURE HOUSE”

shadmin — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 12:00:38 +0000

Watch CBS2 News in New York give coverage on SURE HOUSE.

The media highlight introduces the student designed and built house for the Solar Decathlon competition and ultimately the New Jersey shore.

Photo: Alexander Baxevanis, via Flickr