The first volume in the Urgent Matters series, "Trojan Goat: A
Self-Sufficient House "traces the design and construction of the
University of Virginia's whimsically named, award-winning entry in
the 2002 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. John D. Quale,
the architectural advisor and coordinator for the project, provides
here a firsthand account of the creation of the 750 square-foot
solar-powered house.
Aiming to make the remarkable achievements of the project better
known, while highlighting potential future applications for the
practice of architecture, Trojan Goat provides an exciting
moment-to-moment documentary of the making of this environmentally
friendly house. Designed and built by a team of students and
faculty from the School of Architecture and the School of
Engineering and Applied Science, the house combines the use of
sustainable materials with thoughtful design and technological
innovation.
According to the received statistics, building use accounts for
one-half of the total energy burnt each year in the United States,
a greater amount by far than that consumed per annum by
automobiles. Quale argues that, based on statistics such as these
and the positive reception of Trojan Goat, there should be greater
support for sustainable building practices in the United States,
including an increase in design-build opportunities for students of
architecture.
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