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Solar Decathlon 2009

Camera Three 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 Three was positioned on top of the Smithsonian Castle and overlooked the entire solar village.

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Video of time-lapse images taken over a 22-day period. All images are taken from the top of the Smithsonian Castle, on the northeast corner of the solar village. 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 top of the Smithsonian Castle, on the northeast corner of the solar village. 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 Two.