K-State's Project Solar House takes shape on national Mall
So at 6 p.m. on a Thursday in Washington, D.C., Laura Wilke hopped in Kansas State University's electric car and drove off in search of a gas station. Going "off the grid" was never supposed to be like this. But assembling K-State's entry in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon has required improvisation, collaboration and some contradictions.
Third-year architecture students pitch in at K-State's solar house
Kansas State University's Gary Coates swears the students who chose him as their third-year design instructor this semester knew what they were letting themselves in for: sleepless nights, endless days and constant reminders that what they design, someone, somewhere will have to build.
Landscape design for solar house reflects its Kansas roots
Two graduates of Kansas State University's landscape architecture program are the received a top award in the annual American Society of Landscape Architects' National Student Design Competition for work they completed while at K-State.
Making a solar house a home: K-Staters design furnishings for D.C. Decathlon
It's not enough for a solar-powered house to harness the sun efficiently and keep its carbon-neutral occupants cozy and in clean clothes. They also need a place to sit. And sleep. And eat. That's where Kansas State University students in the interior architecture and product design department are the experts.