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Solar Decathlon 2009

Camera Two Time-Lapse Video

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2009 time-lapse cameras provided real-time updates from the solar village throughout the event. Camera Two was positioned in the middle of the solar village on the National Mall and faced west toward the Washington Monument.

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Video of time-lapse images taken over a 22-day period. All images are taken from the middle of the National Mall facing west toward the Washington Monument, which is visible in the background. In the early images, the Mall is nearly empty. As time progresses, construction begins and then intensifies. After the houses are complete, visitors come to Mall and stroll the walkways between the houses. Soon, deconstruction begins, and the houses are quickly disassembled and hauled away. In the final images, the Mall is once again nearly empty.


Video of time-lapse images taken over a 22-day period. All images are taken from the middle of the National Mall facing west toward the Washington Monument, which is visible in the background. In the early images, the Mall is nearly empty. As time progresses, construction begins and then intensifies. After the houses are complete, visitors come to Mall and stroll the walkways between the houses. Soon, deconstruction begins, and the houses are quickly disassembled and hauled away. In the final images, the Mall is once again nearly empty.


Also see time-lapse videos from Camera One and Camera Three.