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The metallic gleam of Virginia Tech’s solar house, Lumenhaus, will add extra shine to the flashy face of New York City tomorrow on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
“It’s going to be right in the center of Times Square on one of the most premiere locations in the country,” said Robert Dunay, Lumenhaus’ primary faculty adviser.
Lumenhaus is an 800-square-foot solar-powered house constructed by students and faculty from a myriad of Tech disciplines including architecture, industrial design, business, building construction and engineering.
The television appearance emerges after Lumenhaus competed last fall, alongside nearly 20 other colleges and universities, in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2009 Solar Decathlon. Hosted on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the event showcased innovations in energy efficiency and technology through 10 juried contests such as architecture and home entertainment.
Dunay said NBC’s “Today Show” originally expressed interest in the house. The network executed a “Green Week” in November and at one point considered Lumenhaus a key element of the themed broadcasts.
In anticipation of the exhibition, Lumenhaus left the nation’s capital in October, traveling straight to New Jersey. Kullman Buildings Corporation, a fabricator that helped construct the dwelling’s structural frame, offered its factory as a staging area. However, coordinating with “Today” proved too trying.
“For technical reasons, issues of union labor, and setting up on Rockefeller Plaza,” Dunay said. “They decided it wasn’t feasible and couldn’t be done in enough
time.”
“Good Morning America” caught wind of Lumenhaus’ availability and successfully organized a visit from the Tech team.
“They see it as something that would be informative to viewers from a point of view of energy and a point of view of residential construction,” Dunay said.
Lumenhaus crossed state lines Wednesday morning to begin its rapid setup. A small group of students trekked north to prepare what Dunay said is a more modest version of the abode.
“We had a lot of water features and a lot of extensive deck and a lot of landscaping on the Mall,” he said.
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