Interdisciplinary Team Project - International Solar Decathlon

This paper reviews the participation of university students from various colleges and schools from the University of Florida working towards delivering a United States Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition home to Madrid, Spain, for the summer of 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe. The study presents the participation of students involved through traditional phases of design and construction. It also identifies and details the composition of students involved across the almost two-year progress noting which college or school the students resided in and how the composition of students evolved throughout the process. The paper also reviews the curriculum for which the project was integrated and how concepts from the house are used in curriculum lessons learned and suggestions for future competitions are given.