{"id":2,"date":"2022-05-09T19:26:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T19:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/solartexas\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-08-16T16:08:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T21:08:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/solartexas\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\t\n<style>\n\t.scroll-text-reveal {\n\t\tbackground-image: url(\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/05\/23BC_TAMU_D4_JaechangKo_Interior-Rendering_2-scaled-1600x0-c-default.jpg\");\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"scroll-text-reveal \" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Rendered image of the interior building of the proposed design. An island table can be seen in the middle of the room with multiple bar stool style seats being located on one edge of the island. The island table is placed in front of a cooking area which contains a stovetop, an overhead cooking hood vent, and an oven below the stovetop. Beside the kitchen island, a work table can be seen having multiple lounge style seating around the table for those who wish to work there. The overall interior is designed in a modern style with an emphasis on wood graining, which can be seen on the walls of the kitchen area, in the archway that leads to the other spacing, and along the perimeter below the granite countertop of the island table. There also is a lot of natural lighting within the room, as the interior contains two large windows one located on the opposite side of the kitchen from the working table and the other in the room that is entered by passing under the archway.\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scroll-text-reveal__top-screen\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scroll-text-reveal__visible-text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"t-featured-headline scroll-text-reveal__heading mb-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNet Zero Begins at Home\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-eyebrow scroll-text-reveal__eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSolar Texas\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"scroll-text-reveal__lower-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid outer-padding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"t-body scroll-text-reveal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSolar Texas is a collaborative project between the Texas A&amp;M College of Architecture in partnership with the Brazos County non-profit Habitat for Humanity to bring resources to the working poor.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-wrapper is-center-aligned\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/solartexas\/community-partnership\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn btn--outline btn--outline--white mr-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunity Partnership\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!--\/\/.col -->\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!--\/\/.row -->\n\t\t<\/div> <!--\/\/.container-fluid -->\n\t<\/div> <!--\/\/.scroll-text-reveal__lower-text -->\n\n\t<div class=\"scroll-text-reveal__vignette\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Creating a Sustainable Home for the Economically Vulnerable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas A&amp;M University&#8217;s goal is to design and build a safe, high-performance, carbon-neutral, net-zero, and energy-generating attainable house. Through the process, we will foster community development, lifelong learning, health, wellness, and financial stability for &#8220;economically vulnerable&#8221; classes that breaks their cycle of poverty and amplifies the quality of life, health, and well-being.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"btn-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn \" href=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/solartexas\/who-we-are\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWho We Are\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn--outline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/solartexas\/news\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLatest Updates\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n  \n<section class=\"content-grid-wrapper has-angle has-black-bg\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1\">\n        <h2 class=\"t-heading-2 content-grid-title\">\n          Navigating to Net Zero\n        <\/h2>\n\n\n                                          <div class=\"content-grid content-grid--three-col\">\n          \n            <div class=\"content-grid__col\">\n              <h3 class=\"t-heading-3 content-grid__heading\">\n                A Long-Term Strategy\n              <\/h3>\n\n                              <p class=\"t-body content-grid__body\">\n                  By designing with our goals in mind, we specified innovations that would allow for a net-zero energy building that accommodates a long-term affordable home for a single-family. Despite the anticipated higher upfront cost, these innovative strategies will save the family money over the long term. \n                <\/p>\n              \n                          <\/div>\n\n          \n            <div class=\"content-grid__col\">\n              <h3 class=\"t-heading-3 content-grid__heading\">\n                Building a Prototype\n              <\/h3>\n\n                              <p class=\"t-body content-grid__body\">\n                  The student team used data from their life cycle analysis of the most recently built, local Habitat for Humanity projects as a baseline to design a prototype that optimizes energy efficiency and resource sustainability as a proposed model for future Habitat projects. \n                <\/p>\n              \n                          <\/div>\n\n          \n            <div class=\"content-grid__col\">\n              <h3 class=\"t-heading-3 content-grid__heading\">\n                Leveraging Local Connections\n              <\/h3>\n\n                              <p class=\"t-body content-grid__body\">\n                  Solar Texas leverages its partnership with Habitat for Humanity by obtaining most of its materials from local vendors willing to donate excess material for construction. The project will use a combination of student and volunteer labor to reduce labor costs and increase learning opportunities for Texas A&amp;M University students. \n                <\/p>\n              \n                          <\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"701\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/05\/23BC_TAMU_D4_JaechangKo_Interior-Rendering_1-701x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A different angle of the same rendered interior of the proposed building design. This perspective shows the dining table from before, which contains a wood grain countertop and lounge style seats all along it. Behind the dining table, the island countertop can be seen, with a sink now being seen in the island countertop. More windows can be seen on the opposite wall from the cooking area.\" class=\"wp-image-10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/05\/23BC_TAMU_D4_JaechangKo_Interior-Rendering_1-701x1024.jpg 701w, https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/05\/23BC_TAMU_D4_JaechangKo_Interior-Rendering_1-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/05\/23BC_TAMU_D4_JaechangKo_Interior-Rendering_1-768x1122.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/05\/23BC_TAMU_D4_JaechangKo_Interior-Rendering_1-1051x1536.jpg 1051w, https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/05\/23BC_TAMU_D4_JaechangKo_Interior-Rendering_1-1401x2048.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/05\/23BC_TAMU_D4_JaechangKo_Interior-Rendering_1-scaled.jpg 1752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rendering of the combined dining, living and  kitchen area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Design <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The building site is in the City of Bryan. The design achieves net-zero status first by using passive design strategies to drive down energy loads via site orientation, a combination of overhangs and shading devices designed to minimize solar heat gain and maximize the use of natural daylight.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:62px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"btn-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn \" href=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/solartexas\/the-design\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Our Design\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\n<aside class=\"footer-promo  \">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 footer-promo__text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"t-heading-2 footer-promo__heading\" id=\"footer-promo\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNet Zero begins <span class=\"footer-promo__heading-bold\">at home.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-massive-text-outlined footer-promo__massive-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNet Zero\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 offset-lg-1 col-xl-6 footer-promo__text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"t-body footer-promo__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSolar Texas is a project competing in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-promo__btn-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/solartexas\/solar-decathlon-build-challenge\/\" target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn--maroon footer-promo__btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSolar Decathlon Build Challenge\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating a Sustainable Home for the Economically Vulnerable Texas A&amp;M University&#8217;s goal is to design and build a safe, high-performance, carbon-neutral, net-zero, and energy-generating attainable house. 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