Back from the Decathlon

We’re back from the Solar Decathlon! Overall, it was awesome and very educational, even if you’re like us and have no practical background in engineering. There’s a much more substantive post on the way, but here’s some reconnaissance from one of our readers, who also attended:

1) German women are hot; 2) Canadian women are hot; 3) University of Ohio women are hot; 4) Many of the houses were regionalized: built using local materials in response to local weather/environmental conditions. A tourist from Iowa was overheard saying that the house built by a German research team “looked like it wouldn’t be able to withstand an Iowa hail storm.” Take THAT, Deutschland.

More later, once we get our pictures developed!