“Please remove your shoes before entering the house.” Steven Scribner, M.Arch ’11, makes that polite but determined request of visitors… read more
Fall 2011
A House Becomes a Home
Empowerhouse, the focus of this issue of re:D, is a pioneering initiative intended to address the urgent need for affordable sustainable housing. It debuted publicly at Solar Decathlon 2011, a competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy in which college teams create solar-powered, energy-efficient homes. In its decathlon entry, The New School raised the bar like no other contestant: Partnering with Stevens Institute of Technology and community groups including Habitat for Humanity, DC, Parsons and Milano students designed a permanent home for a local family. After winning the decathlon's Affordability contest, the team moved the house to a Washington, DC, neighborhood to develop it into a two-family residence. Meanwhile, Empowerhouse's ongoing achievements are inspiring other lasting changes.
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