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Santa Clara University Students Tap Silicon Valley Tool to Teach Solar Power

Monday, Jun. 10, 2013

Santa Clara University engineering students are holding monthly Google+ Hangout On Air with elementary schoolers in Irvine, Calif. These live video chats teach the kids about what goes into designing and building a solar home, and allow the elementary students to ask questions. The SCU Solar Decathlon team is building a 1,000 square foot home on the SCU campus before loading it on trucks and hauling it to Irvine for the Department of Energy competition this October.

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Solar Decathlon Students Gear up for a Bright Year Doing More Than Building a Solar House

Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2012

For the Santa Clara University 2013 Solar Decathlon team, the challenge of building a solar house is testing more than just design and engineering skills. The U.S. Department of Energy’s biennial competition is putting the students in many roles they have never explored.

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Santa Clara University Students to Show How Living Green Isn't a Compromise at Earth Day Festival in San Francisco

Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2010

Santa Clara University students who built an award-winning 800-square-foot, solar-powered house are headed to San Francisco for Earth Day to show homeowners how to make their homes energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly, and livable.

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