Hoboken, NJ - According to Andrew Sheldon of NJBiz, "Stevens Institute of Technology has received a $250,000 grant from the PSEG Foundation to be put toward the completion of the university's SURE HOUSE, which is the school's entry into the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. The SUstainable and REsilient HOUSE represents the school’s vision of a sustainable and resilient home for the areas at greatest risk during extreme weather.
Built by students, the net-zero, solar-powered home is currently being assembled in Hoboken and will soon be shipped to Irvine, California for entry into the competition. A.J. Elliott, a student working on the project, said these concerns are, in part, a reaction to the tribulations the state faced in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
“The SURE HOUSE is a prototype to demonstrate how the state-of-the-art in highly energy efficient solar-powered housing design can be embodied in an attractive dwelling engineered for both livability and sustainability,” Elliott said. “The SURE HOUSE goes further by also being designed to be resilient to the impact of extreme weather, especially those experienced in coastal communities such as in the recent Superstorm Sandy, which caused massive damage and destruction.”
According the Ellen Lambert, president of the PSEG Foundation, PSEG’s partnership with Stevens Institute of Technology is aligned with the company’s corporate citizenship priorities which include collaborating with organizations that promote environmental stewardship and sustainability initiatives and improving learning and educational opportunities in areas of STEM.
“This hands-on project moves students from the classroom to part of a team working together to solve real-world problems,” Lambert said in a press-release. “We are proud to support the construction of the SURE HOUSE to help these students learn teamwork and skills they can carry with them into STEM careers.”
After the Solar Decathlon, it is planned that the SURE HOUSE will be donated to Seaside Park, N.J. where it will serve as a public education facility addressing sustainable and resilient approaches to housing, especially in coastal communities and to the resources that support these communities.
“The SURE HOUSE is a prototype to demonstrate how the state-of-the-art in highly energy efficient solar-powered housing design can be embodied in an attractive dwelling engineered for both livability and sustainability,” Elliott said. “The SURE HOUSE goes further by also being designed to be resilient to the impact of extreme weather, especially those experienced in coastal communities such as in the recent Superstorm Sandy, which caused massive damage and destruction.”
According the Ellen Lambert, president of the PSEG Foundation, PSEG’s partnership with Stevens Institute of Technology is aligned with the company’s corporate citizenship priorities which include collaborating with organizations that promote environmental stewardship and sustainability initiatives and improving learning and educational opportunities in areas of STEM.
“This hands-on project moves students from the classroom to part of a team working together to solve real-world problems,” Lambert said in a press-release. “We are proud to support the construction of the SURE HOUSE to help these students learn teamwork and skills they can carry with them into STEM careers.”
After the Solar Decathlon, it is planned that the SURE HOUSE will be donated to Seaside Park, N.J. where it will serve as a public education facility addressing sustainable and resilient approaches to housing, especially in coastal communities and to the resources that support these communities.
