Detail View: Architecture and Urban Planning Collection: University of Cincinnati Solar House

Work Record ID: 
3484
Reproduction Record ID: 
3484
Work Class: 
Architecture
Work Type: 
solar houses
Title: 
University of Cincinnati Solar House
Title Type: 
preferred
Date: 
2007
Date Type: 
creation
Date: 
2007
Date Type: 
exhibition
Style Period: 
Contemporary
Culture: 
American
Subject: 
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Subject: 
University of Cincinnati
Subject: 
green design (environmental concept)
Subject: 
photovoltaic cells
Subject: 
solar power
Subject: 
recycling
Subject: 
competition entries
Description: 
In 2007 the University of Cincinnati was one of 20 colleges and universities from around the world participating in the U.S. Department of Energy's third Solar Decathlon competition in Washington D.C. UC's entry, the Solar House was designed and constructed over a two year period. Students and Faculty from four of UC's colleges contributed to the design, technology, financing, construction, and marketing of the project: College of Business, Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. It is an 800 square foot house designed to be powered strictly by energy from the sun. This energy was harnessed by two different methods.Photovoltaic cells mounted on the roof provided energy for electric loads, while a south facing patio fence made up of evacuated tubes provided hot water to be used for space heating, cooling, and domestic water heating. The design was driven by a desire for modularity and flexibility and did this through the use of recycled and reclaimed materials.
Reproduction Date: 
August 13, 2007
Reproduction Date Type: 
creation
Reproduction Subject: 
kitchens
Reproduction Subject: 
water tanks
Reproduction Subject: 
pipe-fitting
Reproduction View: 
Pipe fittings
Reproduction View Type: 
detail view
Reproduction View Subject: 
water tanks
Reproduction Description: 
A student works on pipefittings for the two large solar hot water storage tanks that will be hidden under the kitchen counter.
Reproduction Rights Statement: 
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