NORCROSS, Ga. — Kawneer Co. Inc., an ALCOA company and the leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum products and systems for commercial construction, has signed on as a “White Level” sponsor of the University of Tennessee’s 2011 Solar Decathlon Team, “Living Light.”
As a sponsor, Kawneer will be donating several products to the team as they compete in the prestigious Solar Decathlon administered by the United States Department of Energy. The Solar Decathlon will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23–Oct. 2.
Designed to educate participants and the public about the benefits of energy-efficient systems and construction, the U.S. DOE Solar Decathlon features 20 collegiate teams who have been selected to design and build energy-efficient houses powered exclusively by the sun. The first Decathlon was held in 2002 and has since occurred every other year in 2005, 2007 and 2009.
UT’s Living Light team is composed of undergraduate and graduate students and faculty in the University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design, College of Engineering and School of Art. When they present their project in October, the team will have spent nearly two years designing and building the Living Light House.
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