Calendar – Solar Decathlon Europe 2012
Visiting Calendar
The houses are open for visitins until 30th of September:
- Monday to Thursday: 4pm – 8pm
- Friday: 4pm – 10pm
- Weekend: 10am – 10 pm
Contest Calendar
14 September
16.00 – Interior Design Out of Contest Jury
17 September
13.00 – Green Building Council (out of contest jury)
20.30 – Architecture Night Visit
18 September
13.30 – Accessibility
14.00 – Architecture
20.30 – Engineering Night Visit
18.00 – Solar System Integration free visits
20.30 – Solar System Integration Night free visits
19 September
14.00 – Engineering
16.45 – Solar System Integration
19:00 – Out of Contest Award: Accesibility
20:20 – Architecture Contest Award
20.30 – Industrialization Night Visit
20 September
14.00 – Industrialization
19:00 – Out of Contest Award: Solar Systems Integration
20:20 – Engineering & Construction Contest Award
20.30 – Communication Night Visit
21 September
12.25 – Social Housing
14.00 – Communication
19:00 – Out of Contest Award: Interior Design
20:20 – Industrialization & Market Viability Contest Award
22 September
19:00 – Out of Contest Award: CECODHAS Social Housing meets SDE
20:20 Communication & Social Awareness Contest Award
24 September
20.30 – Sustainability Night Visit
25 September
15.30 – Sustainability
16.45 – Green Building Council
20.30 – Energy Efficiency Night Visit
26 September
15.30 – Energy Efficiency
21.20 – Night Lighting Design
19:00 Out of Contest Award: Green Building Council España
20:20 Sustainability Contest Award
27 September
16.35 – Day Lighting Design
19:00 Out of Contest Award: Lighting Design
20:20 Energy Efficiency Contest Award
Activities for General Public
- G01.- Guided tours of the Villa
These are visits of a general nature, explaining the SDE competition and the Villa Solar, while strolling around the houses on the outside. Duration approximately 60 min. Timetable: Fri 16:00-22:00 hrs and Sat-Sun 10:00-22:00 hrs.
- G02.- Visits to the houses of SDE collaborators (outside the competition)
The public will receive explanations of the most outstanding technologies or building systems in houses not taking part in the competition: ecHor house (of IECA), FabriQ21, MODULAB, Saint Gobain Wanner and House of SDE 2010 UPM (Smart City Center). Timetable: Mon-Thur 10:00-20:00 hrs, Fri-Sun 10:00-22:00 hrs.
- G03.- Solar Kitchens
Installation of 2 kitchens and a solar oven with demonstrations, ranging from making coffee and boiling water for infusions to making cakes and paellas. Timetable: 17:00-20:00 hrs. and Sat -Sun11:00-14:00 hrs. and 17:00-20:00 hrs.
- G04.- Villa Solar photography marathon
Photo competition for everyone on scenes from the Villa Solar. The photos will be uploaded onto Facebook. There will be daily prizes and a grand prize at the end of Solar Decathlon Europe.Timetable: Mon-Thur 10:00-20:00 hrs and Fri-Sun 10:00-22:00 hrs.
- G05.- Micro-sort film Contest
Which everyday object do you hate because you think it’s unnecessary and harmful to our planet? Which do you admire for the common sense and honesty of its design? Upload your short film into the network and win: a new 32GB iPad, 20 T-shirts exclusively designed by Loreak Mendian, 40 film tickets and above all…… Your short film will become part of the collective film “I like/I don’t like”, based on everyday objects. Timetable: Mon-Sun 10:00-22:00 hrs.
- G06.- 10ACTION Exhibitions -IEE
Exhibition of activities organized by the 10ACTION project for 180,000 people in 10 European countries. These include work by children, young people and students who have taken part in 10 ACTION activities. The winners and best national and international entries from the “Draw the sun’s energy” contest, the “Focus on Energy” photographic competition, the “Ideas for the Future” drawing competition and the “More with less” architecture and urban planning contest. Timetable: Mon-Thur 10:00-20:00 hrs and Fri-Sun 10:00-22:00 hrs.
- G07.- Passive House (Slow Energy)
Aimed at young people and adults, where an “unfolding” house is used to show how our existing houses can be transformed so that they hardly lose any energy, through passive means (Passivhaus applied). Timetable: 17:00-20:00 hrs. and Sat -Sun11:00-14:00 hrs. and 17:00-20:00 hrs.