SURE HOUSE

The student team from Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT) says the SURE HOUSE — their contest entry for the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 — is not only a student design project; after being built, it will be rigorously tested, extensively toured, and finally lived in. And this isn’t their first solar-powered rodeo. The SURE HOUSE is the 3rd consecutive SIT entry in the Solar Decathlon competition. You can see more about the 2011 and the 2013 solar-powered houses here.

SURE HOUSE is built to sustain a coastal storm with deployable shutters that protect the structure, and because the home’s power system supplies more energy than the house needs throughout the year, there is excess energy available to the community during power outages.

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Newsworks: Down the Shore blog writes about our work to develop a storm-ready house for the shore.

“Hurricane Sandy was personal for students at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken.

They witnessed the humanitarian crisis that unfolded after the Hudson River spilled into the Mile Square City: portions of the city were underwater, some residents were trapped for days, and the National Guard patrolled the streets.

Further south along the Jersey Shore, the damage was catastrophic.

In the storm’s wake, the university — known for its science and engineering prowess — recognized the critical need to develop sustainable housing solutions and is now taking a leading role in designing a more storm-resilient future.”

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Read the full article from Newsworks: Down the Shore here.