An energy prototype on North Campus is testing a solar chimney system that will be used when construction on the Michigan Solar House begins later this spring. Faculty members and students from the Taubman College of Architecture Urban Planning and other units will build the house for entry in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar Decathlon. U-M will compete against 17 other colleges and universities to design and build a house that demonstrates the advantages of a solar lifestyle. In the fall, the teams will transport their houses to Washington, D.C., where they will be part of a solar village on the National Mall. (Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services)
