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Saint-Gobain and University of Nottingham team up to build Europe’s most energy efficient home

Saint-Gobain has agreed an exclusive partnership with The University of Nottingham’s Department of the Built Environment (DBE) to provide materials to build an energy efficient, zero carbon solar powered home to compete in the final of the first International Solar Decathlon Europe competition.  Supported by the Spanish Government’s Ministry of Housing and the US Department of Energy, the final takes place in Madrid in June 2010.

Designed and built in the UK, the Nottingham H.O.U.S.E (Home Optimising the Use of Solar Energy) will show how low energy architecture can lend itself to the mass market with an L-shaped, modular design so versatile it can be worked into terraces, rows or stacked as apartments.  The resulting concept is a highly marketable, zero carbon starter home for a new family – a major requirement in the UK.

To find out more go to www.solardecathlon.saint-gobain.co.uk

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