Reported by: School of Architecture
Photographed by: School of Architecture
Translated by; LI Zhijia
Edited by: Jennifer Taylor
August 11, the finals of the Solar Decathlon China held over two years came to an end. 19 teams from 35 universities participated in the finals. 40 students from HIT and th New Jersey Institute of Technology formed the NJHA team and achieved good results in the fierce competition. Our team ranked fourth in the universities of China and gained the ninth place out of all universities. The team ranked first in energy balance, second in marketing appeal, and third in comfort zone.
Team NJHA was directed by Professor Jin Hong, Associate Professor HUANG Meng and Associate Professor ZHAN Changhong from School of Architecture of HIT, Vice President REN Nanqi, Associate Professor ZHAO Hua of the School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Professor ZHU Enchun of the School of Civil Engineering, Associate Professor DING Bao of the School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, and Associate Professor Richard Garber of the College of Architecture and Design of New Jersey Institute of Technology. The house designed by the joint team is named as Wood and Sunshine. It is the homophonic words of Bathe in the Sunshine in Chinese. It means to make the wooden houses bathe in the sunlight, and to be harmonious with the environment.
Wood and Sunshine is a new type of Chinese wooden house, divided into front room and back pavilion. The front room includes the functional areas: kitchen with a sliding door, master bedroom with rattan furniture and triplex window, and a second bedroom which can be used flexibly. The inclination angle of the roof of the living room was designed to be 23 degrees, so that the solar photovoltaic cell can have the highest generating efficiency. The floor cabinet is very special. It is very convenient and flexible to use, because it is not only can things be put on it but it can also be seats. The back courtyard of the house fully reflects the theme of the combination of urban and rural. There are some vegetables planted in the courtyard. This both landscapes the yard and achieves self-sufficiency. The back pavilion is another highlight of the house. There are 96 solar photovoltaic cells on its sloping roof. Including the other 108 pieces, the average daily generation capacity can reach 80 kWh. The house inherits the column and tie wooden construction and the light wood frame construction. It has the features of being light weight, fast to construct, economical, seismic resistant and easy to assemble so achieving the objectives of security and material, labor, and energy saving.
The work Wood and Sunshine which was built by the team from HIT and New Jersey Institute of Technology
