Congrats to Virginia Tech LUMENHAUS

June 28, 2010

We were excited to receive word yesterday that VTech's LUMENHAUS won the Solar Decathlon in Madrid this week. The competition, which asks participants from university teams to create a sustainable, self-sufficient house powered entirely by solar energy, only had invited two U.S. teams. LUMENHAUS took the overall prize as most efficient, and tied for first place in architecture, and took home several more prizes in other categories. Congratulations to the team!  And they used a Spore True for their entry...

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