Post by gallito on Nov 19, 2015 20:54:31 GMT -5
By Heather Graham, Team HelioMet
BOGOTÁ, D.C. On the 15th of October, Team Heliomet arrived in Bogotá to begin the production, construction and assembly of SOL_ID, their fully functional 1:1 prototype of solar powered sustainable housing which will compete at the Solar Decathlon Latin America & the Caribbean 2015 (SDLAC15). The competition will be held between the 23rd of November and 15th of December 2015, in Santiago de Cali, Colombia.
The Solar Decathlon is an international competition supported by the US Department of Energy where university-industry teams design, build and fully operate sustainable housing solutions powered solely from solar energy. During the final phase of the competition, each team has 10 days to fully assemble their prototype. These prototypes will then be exhibited to the public and evaluated on 10 contests throughout the final 2 weeks. Solar Decathlon is a biannual competition and has been held in America, Europe, and China. This is the first time the competition will be held in Latin American.
The sole UK representatives, Team HelioMet is one of 15 teams to have been selected to compete in SDLAC. A collective of students, faculties & industry partners operating out of Unit 4 in the Professional Diploma in Architecture course at The CASS from London Metropolitan University, they collaborate with other institutions, industry partners and experienced consultants. Their line of work is focused on sustainable solutions through innovation in design & materials, implementing an academic approach of group learning and teaching “by doing”. They participated at SD Europe 2012 and SD China 2013 with the RIBA Silver Medal project, SunBloc House.
SDLAC15 challenges teams to showcase their solution to sustainable social housing in tropical climates. With human population rapidly increasing, the pressure on our cities and the consequences of global warming has become apparent. Team Heliomet has taken the strategic approach of implementing innovative, 21st century ideas, without compromising design or usability.
For the competition all teams will build a rooftop unit as a prototype of their mid-rise housing solution. Team HelioMet’s proposal “SOL_ID” offers an innovative, flexible, adaptable and modular approach to mid-rise buildings for tropical climates, applicable to varied social housing models. This will, in turn, create a catalyst for sustainable development, both locally and globally. Team HelioMet strongly believe that cost efficient bio-materials and flexible and adaptable design, paired with simple modular assembly techniques, to be the future of sustainable design. In cooperation with their sponsors, partners and supporters they are applying cutting edge research in biomaterials, computational design and modular construction to a socially relevant problem.
For the last month Team HelioMet have been constructing the prototype at SENA in Soacha. Coming to the end of the production and assembly phase, they will be showcasing it in Plaza de Bolivar, Bogotá from Thursday the 19th until Tuesday the 24th of November, before transporting it to the Cali for the competition. During this time the prototype will be open for exhibition to the general public and professionals. If your company or institution is interested in a unique opportunity to gain media exposure within the architecture, engineering and construction industry whilst helping to solve a one of the world’s most pressing issues, please contact them at www.teamheliomet.com/contact.
BOGOTÁ, D.C. On the 15th of October, Team Heliomet arrived in Bogotá to begin the production, construction and assembly of SOL_ID, their fully functional 1:1 prototype of solar powered sustainable housing which will compete at the Solar Decathlon Latin America & the Caribbean 2015 (SDLAC15). The competition will be held between the 23rd of November and 15th of December 2015, in Santiago de Cali, Colombia.
The Solar Decathlon is an international competition supported by the US Department of Energy where university-industry teams design, build and fully operate sustainable housing solutions powered solely from solar energy. During the final phase of the competition, each team has 10 days to fully assemble their prototype. These prototypes will then be exhibited to the public and evaluated on 10 contests throughout the final 2 weeks. Solar Decathlon is a biannual competition and has been held in America, Europe, and China. This is the first time the competition will be held in Latin American.
The sole UK representatives, Team HelioMet is one of 15 teams to have been selected to compete in SDLAC. A collective of students, faculties & industry partners operating out of Unit 4 in the Professional Diploma in Architecture course at The CASS from London Metropolitan University, they collaborate with other institutions, industry partners and experienced consultants. Their line of work is focused on sustainable solutions through innovation in design & materials, implementing an academic approach of group learning and teaching “by doing”. They participated at SD Europe 2012 and SD China 2013 with the RIBA Silver Medal project, SunBloc House.
SDLAC15 challenges teams to showcase their solution to sustainable social housing in tropical climates. With human population rapidly increasing, the pressure on our cities and the consequences of global warming has become apparent. Team Heliomet has taken the strategic approach of implementing innovative, 21st century ideas, without compromising design or usability.
For the competition all teams will build a rooftop unit as a prototype of their mid-rise housing solution. Team HelioMet’s proposal “SOL_ID” offers an innovative, flexible, adaptable and modular approach to mid-rise buildings for tropical climates, applicable to varied social housing models. This will, in turn, create a catalyst for sustainable development, both locally and globally. Team HelioMet strongly believe that cost efficient bio-materials and flexible and adaptable design, paired with simple modular assembly techniques, to be the future of sustainable design. In cooperation with their sponsors, partners and supporters they are applying cutting edge research in biomaterials, computational design and modular construction to a socially relevant problem.
For the last month Team HelioMet have been constructing the prototype at SENA in Soacha. Coming to the end of the production and assembly phase, they will be showcasing it in Plaza de Bolivar, Bogotá from Thursday the 19th until Tuesday the 24th of November, before transporting it to the Cali for the competition. During this time the prototype will be open for exhibition to the general public and professionals. If your company or institution is interested in a unique opportunity to gain media exposure within the architecture, engineering and construction industry whilst helping to solve a one of the world’s most pressing issues, please contact them at www.teamheliomet.com/contact.