Instead of building a house for just the Solar Decathlon, students from Rice University designed a home they could give back to their local community. Their "Zerow House" is an affordable zero-energy solar house modeled after a traditional row house. After the Solar Decathlon is over, the Zerow House will have a permanent home in Houson's Third Ward.
The total energy used for lighting in the Zerow house is equivalent to three 100-watt light bulbs. Most of the home's natural lighting comes from a glass core at the center of the house. In addition, LED strips along the walls and ceilings cast a wash of light along one wall.
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