Despite new, sustainable energy technologies, fossil fuels dominate the residential sector. The U.S. DOE wants to break misperceptions that solar energy is an expensive/impractical alternative; they created the Solar Decathlon, challenging college teams to design and demonstrate net-zero energy solar houses. WPI and its partners (Ghent U, NYPU), have entered Solar Decathlon 2013. As a communications consultant, I co-developed the competition’s promotional materials. This IQP summarizes my deliverables and reflects on lessons learned about communications in a large-scale project.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Duren, Gonul

Subject

• Environment
• Sustainability
• Energy
• Project-Based Learning
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-052913-174526

Keyword

• Community engagement
• Renewable energy sources
• Sustainability

Advisor

• El-Korchi, Tahar
• Higgins, Lorraine D.

Year

• 2013

Date created

• 2013-05-29

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright