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FutureHAUS steals the spotlight in Times Square

Fresh off taking first place in the 2018 Solar Decathlon Middle East, FutureHAUS Dubai and the team are available to the public through May 20 as a part of the Times Square Design Pavilion for New…

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On the Record with Virginia Tech: Joe Wheeler

Virginia Tech faculty and students are designing the home of the future – one completely powered by solar energy, loaded with smart technology, responsive to voice commands, and built in a…

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Igniting a housing revolution

After years of research and development contributed by over 100 Virginia Tech students and faculty, the FutureHAUS Dubai team built what's now known as the world’s best solar home. But to…

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HokieTalks: Do Plants Hold the Key to Our Energy Future?

Amanda Morris, a Chemistry faculty member in the College of Science, describes solutions to more economically generate and store solar energy.

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Creating the smartest solar home in the world

Virginia Tech’s Solar Decathlon Middle East team, which unites 30 students and 18 faculty from four colleges, 14 disciplines, and seven countries, build a net-zero energy home incorporating…

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