A few images from the day:

Took these pics for my Dad - UMR's solar house exterior.

UMR interior.

I really enjoyed the interior of the house above - by Penn State, I think.

Penn State interior - Outside the big doors are sliding shutters to shade the house from summer sun. Inside there are sliding shutters w/ glass milk bottles - The milk bottles are part of an experiment to help spread fall & winter natural light - & the warmth of the sun is supposed to heat the thermal mass inside the bottles & help warm the interior when the sun goes down. Interesting...

Penn State house: The large shelf unit in the background was attached to tracks on the wall to the right & the beam on the left. It slid along the track to enlarge or shrink room sizes as needed... Pretty cool.


University of MD's "Leaf house." Great exterior w/ shutters & plants growing on the side. It also had a dehumidifier system inside that used rock salt to remove moisture from the air...