How To Apply for the Solar Decathlon

Is your school team interested in participating in the next U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon? Find out what you need to know to apply below.

Solar Decathlon 2013 Collegiate Teams

The request for proposals (RFP) and RFP amendments for Solar Decathlon 2013 collegiate teams are available below. The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

Solar Decathlon 2013 Request for Proposals (PDF 63 KB)
Attachment D: School Participation and Release Agreement (PDF 34 KB)
Attachment E: Appendix A: Statement of Work (PDF 58 KB)
Attachment F: Index to Subcontract Schedule (PDF 64 KB)
Attachment G: Appendix B: General Terms and Conditions for Solar Decathlon (Special) (PDF 112 KB)
Attachment H: Proposal Checklist (PDF 56 KB)
Attachment I: Appendix C: Intellectual Property Provisions for Solar Decathlon (PDF 138 KB)

Please note the following important dates for the Solar Decathlon 2013 teams RFP:

Issue date: July 22, 2011
Due date: Nov. 10, 2011
Notification date: Dec. 16, 2011.

Colleges, universities, and other post-secondary educational institutions worldwide are welcome to submit proposals. All proposals are reviewed, scored, and ranked. Subject to the quantity and quality of proposals, a limited number of teams will be selected for entry.

Institutions considering the submission of a proposal are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Solar Decathlon 2011 Rules. Please note that rule changes are typical from one competition to the next. In addition, core team members from prospective schools are encouraged to attend some or all of the 2011 competition to observe the teams in action and learn valuable lessons that can be applied to their own projects.

Please submit questions regarding the RFP process to Becky Dohrn.

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BioDesign Summer Lab NYC

Deadline: 5/31/2011

http://www.terreform.org/lab.html

ONE LAB 2011

Summer Lab for students, architects, scientists, artists, and individuals of all backgrounds to explore design with various living matter including live tissues, bacteria, tree grafting, fungi growth control and parametric scripting.

ONE Lab is designed for students who wish to engage with the crossover of design and science. The lab concentrates on recent advances in the biotechnology and computation, both in theory and practice.

ONE Lab offers a new means of design inquiry where students will actively use the tools and technologies of live sciences . The participants will learn the processes of biotechnology (including technologies such as genetic engineering, tissue culture, and cloning), growing materials, grafting trees and plants, scripting and computational modeling for controlled growth. Students will have access to bio laboratories, techniques and expertise.

This summer approximately 40 researchers will gather in New York City for 3 weeks of intense creative and scientific exploration. TerreLab provides a unique opportunity for students to learn from internationally recognized scientists: Dr. Oliver Medvedik; Dr. Ellen Jorgenson; Dr. Dickson D. Despommier and renown designers and artists: Vito Acconnci, Natalie Jeremijenko, Marc Forens and many more.(see ONE Lab Team)

The Lab consists of a Seminar Week (guest lectures from international scholars and designers) and Workshop Weeks where the participant will chose a series of day-long workshops. All classes are beginner level and no previous knowledge or experience is required.(see Program Details)

We look forward to seeing you in New York!

All the best,

Maria and Mitch

Maria Aiolova, LEED AP and Mitch Joachim, PhD

Co-Founders

Terreform ONE + Planetary ONE

33 Flatbush Avenue, 7th Floor

Brooklyn, NY 11217

cell: 917.921.0446

www.terreform.org

www.planetaryone.com

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