The last days we worked on the dry walling oven though it does not look dry at all. We leveled the revision openings as well as the wall cladding made of plaster boards.
The plasterboards are designed as latent storage by integrating phase change material (PCM) in their body. They will help to keep the building at the estimated temperature range in the Solar Decathlon competition. And they also absorb high humidity for an optimized indoor climate.
The Solar Decathlon is an international competition run by the U. S. Department of Energy. The aim is to build a Zero Energy Home, which produces as much energy from renewable sources, as it consumes. Just like the Olympic decathlon this competition consists of 10 contests that center on all of the ways in which we use energy in our daily lives. The 10 contests are: Architecture, Market Viability, Engineering, Lighting design, Communications, Comfort Zone, Hot Water, Appliances, Home Entertainment and Net Metering. 20 teams of college and university students participate in the Solar Decathlon 2009, among them one team from Germany from Darmstadt University of Technology.
TU-Darmstadt
Dipl.-Ing. Johanna Henrich
phone: +49(0)6151 16-5448
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TU Darmstadt Entwerfen und Energieeffizientes Bauen
