The U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathalon Is a Terrific Event

I have a bunch of meetings in and around Los Angeles next Thursday.  While I’m in town, I think I’ll try to stop by the Solar Decathalon that the U.S. Department of Energy hosts ever year, in which colleges compete for a prize given to the coolest design for an energy-efficient, solar-powered house.

I don’t see my alma mater listed as a contestant, which is understandable in that Trinity’s all about liberal arts.  Out of 400+ kids in my class, I was one of only five or six physics majors, and I don’t think there were more than about 15 in the engineering program; most of my friends got degrees in English, history, or economics.  But our rival to the north (Middlebury) does a very good job with this Solar Decathalon, I’m sure due to the presence of Bill McKibben.

I’ll post my observations.