HNaught is Team Shunya’s entry in the Solar Decathlon, an international competition in which 20 teams from across the world, design and construct alife-sized, fully functional, energy-efficient prefabricated home, completely powered by solar energy. The competition will take place in Versailles, France, in June-July. So, the team had to design their house in such a way that it can be shipped and reassembled in 10 days. Over 70 students and faculty members from 12 different disciplines spent 13 months designing H Naught. The house will be shipped in the first week of April and the team will fly to Paris on June 10 and begin building the house from June 13. While the approximate cost of putting the house together is Rs 40 lakh, if the steel frame is replaced by concrete, the cost would reduce to fit in the range of Rs 25 lakh, said professor Rangan Banerjee, faculty mentor for the team.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:18:08 +0000
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