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- Radiant House: Santa Clara Students to Create a Modular Solar Home from Bamboo Fri, 12 Jul 13, 5:00amBamboo is a very sustainable material; because it is a grass and grows very quickly, unlike slow-growing trees like oak or pine. So the team decided to built the entire home out of bamboo. Even the cabinets in the kitchen...
- Refract House | Solar Decathlon + Architecture City Sat, 5 Sep 09, 2:30amProject managers open the doors to their Refract House, ready for Solar Decathlon 2009, Photo by Kevin Gardner What happens when an architect and an engineer walk into a Jesuit university in Silicon Valley and end up on...
- Refract House: Students Design Sun-Powered Zero Energy Home Wed, 22 Jul 09, 6:30amCalifornia College of the Arts (CCA) and Santa Clara University recently assembled a team of over 100 students to design the Refract House, an ultra energy-efficient dwelling that promotes an “innovative and cost-effective...