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Victoria University's Solar House to US Energy Competition
UPDATE: Victoria's First Light bach has gained second place in the Solar Decathlon architecture contest and first in the engineering contest.
Victoria University Brings Solar House to US Energy Competition
At "First Light" – Photo: Charles Sneiderman
This week in Washington DC, students from Victoria University in Wellington are competing in a international "solar decathlon" conducted by the US Department of Energy.
US corporate and Federal sponsors contributed funds to pay for the construction and transportation of "First Light", a house designed to saves as much energy as it consumes. It is a traditional New Zealand "Kiwi bach" holiday home. The house gets it's name from the fact that each day the first solar rays arrive in NZ.
Visitors to the house this weekend included Helen Clark, Administrator of UN Development Program. The former Prime Minister has a keen interest in the environment and innovation.
Helen Clark at "First Light" – Photo UNDP
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