A House to eNJoy

This year, the U.S. Department of Energy presents its fifth Solar Decathlon, a biennial competition that calls for green innovations in the construction of the future. For the first time in its history, they will be judging a home constructed of precast concrete.

One of the 20 teams participating in the competition is Team New Jersey, which includes students and faculty from The State University of New Jersey (Rutgers) and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The team designed the concrete panels to employ a wide variety of special conditions. Based on a beach house design, “eNJoy: A Generation House” incorporates architecture with solar panels and other integrated systems to function as a completely self-sustaining home.

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