2011-09-30 10:40:57 // Design Daily Team
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For more than a year now Victoria University’s First Light team, competing in the prestigious US department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition — the first team from the Southern Hemisphere to do so — has been keeping us up to date on their progress with their regular blogs. But now years of hard work is being put to the test with the 10 contests that make up the competition in full swing. So far, the results have bode well for the First Light team, taking out first place in engineering contest and second spot in the archietcure category.
2011-09-13 16:56:54 // First Light – NZ Solar Decathlon
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Shipping a flat-packed house to the US and constructing it in mere days is a challenge in and of itself. But when the First Light team recently touched down in the U.S to compete in the prestigious US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011, it hadn't counted on the challenge posed by hurricanes and earthquakes.
2011-07-19 09:00:00
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The First Light house may be firmly en-route to the US, but the fate of the house upon its return from the US had always been a little unclear. Until now. In their latest blog the First Light team explains what happened when the house went up for auction recently in Wellington. And when you’ve put so much energy and love into a project, saying goodbye is one tough thing to do.
2011-06-03 11:44:39 // First Light – NZ Solar Decathlon
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20,000 people. That’s how many curious faces passed through the Meridian First Light house in just 18 days when it recently made its public debut in Wellington’s Frank Kitts Park. In their latest blog, the team sum up the public reaction and discuss the numerous tests being conducted on the house as it gets set to be shipped to the US at the end of the month.
2011-05-20 11:24:39 // First Light – NZ Solar Decathlon
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It's been an incredibly busy time for the Victoria team as they continue on with their Meridian First Light house. In their latest blog the team detail the construction process as they set about building their house in just two days, ready for public consumption at Wellington's Frank Kitts Park.
2011-04-26 16:46:32 // First Light – NZ Solar Decathlon
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The Meridian First Light house has undergone a major transformation since the last update. For a start, it has undergone a name change to acknowledge our new principle sponsor Meridian. It has also come a long way in the construction process and will be moved from the shed out in Lyall Bay and assembled on Wellington’s Frank Kitts Park this week.
2011-04-01 10:14:35 // First Light – NZ Solar Decathlon
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With the skeletal frame of the First Light house complete, in their latest blog the team start to delve into the more technological side of things. There’s also a couple of very cool timelapse videos to give you more of a visual taster of the progress taking place.
2011-03-18 09:55:07 // First Light – NZ Solar Decathlon
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The First Light house is well and truly starting to take shape with the team describing the initial stages of construction in their latest blog. There’s also an awesome time lapse video that brings the process to life.
2011-03-04 14:58:34 // First Light – NZ Solar Decathlon
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Why use wool when building? Well, it's a renewable resource, it’s healthy, low in conductivity, non-allergic, fire resistant, environmentally friendly, safe to handle, absorbs gases and fumes, and is low in embodied energy. And that's just for starters. In their latest blog, the First Light team explain why they think wool is pretty much the best ever insulation to use when building a house.
2010-12-10 09:57:05 // First Light – NZ Solar Decathlon
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In their latest blog entry, the First Light team tell us why they’re assembling their solar bach on Wellington’s waterfront in the lead-up to the US Solar Decathlon competition. And just exactly how much Wellington wind will the bach be able to withstand?
2010-11-22 10:52:53 // First Light – NZ Solar Decathlon
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From the beach right through to mountains—taking visitors on a journey through Kiwi landscapes is central to the ambitions of Victoria University’s First Light—the first ever team from the Southern Hemisphere to make it to the finals of the US Solar Decathlon competition, held in Washington DC next year. As they explain in their latest blog, designing a unique Kiwi landscape to go with their soalr bach concept is one thing, but how do you go about sourcing native New Zealand plants in Washington DC?
2010-10-27 09:14:06 // First Light – NZ Solar Decathlon
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With one of the 10 competitions in the Solar Decathlon 2011 being centered around communications, the First Light team tell us how strategic design company Designworks has produced the foundation for the positioning of the First LightNZ brand, as well as ongoing strategic advice leading up to the Washington event.
2010-09-27 11:38:47 // First Light – NZ Solar Decathlon
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Welcome to the second installment from First Light, the Kiwi team from Wellington’s Victoria University competing on the world stage in the US Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathlon competition. The challenge has literally heated up for the team as they’re tasked with marrying passive solar features with strict competition rules.
2010-09-13 11:50:15 // First Light – NZ Solar Decathlon
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Welcome to first blog entry by First Light, the Kiwi team competing on the world stage against some of the world’s brightest student minds in the US Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathlon competition. The team won a place in the competition with a unique, solar-powered concept inspired by the “Kiwi Bach”, making them the only team from the Southern Hemisphere to have ever reached the finals of the competition. In this entry, they explain how they’re planning on overcoming the challenge of shipping a whole house halfway round the world.
2010-08-26 09:11:09 // Design Daily Team
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National and international groups are getting behind a group of four Victoria University students aiming to build a solar powered Kiwi bach in the United States. The team will be designing and building the house in Washington D.C. next year as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition, where they’ll be competing against 19 other teams. What makes their entry even more notable is the that they are the only team from the Southern Hemisphere to have ever reached the finals. Better yet, readers of Design Daily can follow the teams progress with regular blogs on the Design Daily site from the team.
2010-06-23 16:18:15 // Vicki Holder
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A group of young architects from Victoria University is set to compete on the world stage against some of the world’s brightest student minds in the US Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathlon.
