Lumenhaus center
Not all Lumenhaus systems will be operational in New York, although notable aesthetics including lighting and the “Eclipsis” wall system will run. Eclipsis is a thin exterior composed of a metal screen sunshade and translucent insulation panels. The two layers slide independently atop floor-to-ceiling windows, giving occupants control over how much light penetrates Lumenhaus.
The Department of Energy’s goal is to make energy issues more accessible to the public, Dunay said the “Today” exposure also highlights Tech’s sweep.
“This is a research-educational project simultaneously and now it’s becoming outreach by virtue of being in New York City,” he said. “We’re in one sense promoting what the University does.”
Dunay said students’ educations aren’t secretive endeavors executed solely in the Blacksburg enclave. And New York City isn’t Lumenhaus’ last tour stop. The building will journey to Madrid for the first European Solar Decathlon to be held
in June.
But Lumenhaus will first revisit its Virginia origins, staking out behind Cowgill Hall to take a four-month breath and powder up.
“We’re going to tie it into an earth loop — a geothermal loop — (and) we’re going to set it up the exact way it’s going to be for Spain,” said Joe Wheeler, another Lumenhaus primary faculty adviser.
Once Lumenhaus arrives next week, the public is welcome to visit as the Tech team begins tweaking and upgrading. After disappointing results at the Washington, D.C. decathlon, Wheeler said Lumenhaus should be poised for success across the Atlantic.
“We feel really good about how we’re going to do in the competition,” he said, “because the way it’s written supports high design.”
Senior industrial design student Casey Reeve said the U.S. decathlon judging involved closely metered numeric performances, which included hot water production and appliance usage. New categories and varying point values in the upcoming contest, however, may better highlight some of the Lumenhaus’ novelties.
“The ideology behind the house is a little bit more geared towards (Solar Decathlon) Europe,” Reeve said.
Regardless of the outcome, Wheeler said he sees a future for Lumenhaus far beyond this summer.
"We see this as much bigger than just the competitions,” he said. “We now have a prototype that we can do continued testing on.”
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