Daily Journal - September 18, 2007
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Solar Decathlon 2007
Maryland's LEAF House
Wendy Burt and I attended Maryland's "LEAF House" opening last week on Tuesday, September 11. They had a rousing turnout on the campus in College Park. The LEAF house is not completely finished, but very close. The team opened the house to tours for VIPs invited to the ceremony, and gave a virtual tour to a large audience of supporters. Shown are front, back, and side views of the house, as well as an inside photo of the kitchen area. Note the counter top made from a hand-carved piece of tree trunk.
The local favorite is well on the way to performing well at this year's Solar Decathlon. All the other teams had better "fear the turtle." (For all those who don't know, the turtle is Maryland's mascot.)
Cheers,
Richard King
Department of Energy