SCU CCA Refract House US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon

What Can You Do?

Sustainable change starts with action! Look here for our action tips to become more sustainable. No matter your background, whether you're a teenager or a homeowner, there is something here for you! Most important, keep educating yourself!

Process

Santa Clara University (SCU), renowned for engineering and business, has joined forces with California College of the Arts (CCA), one of the nation’s foremost architecture, arts and design schools. We've harnessed the energy and diversity of our 100-student team to design a home that unites design with engineering, style with sustainability!

Student Intent

Our intents is to design a bold and luxurious home that demonstrates green living does not require a compromise in lifestyle – a home that will inspire others. As students, we are building the future and building ourselves.

Outreach

Team California has an important message to send and we’re enthusiastically engaging our local communities to spread the word. We’ve begun projects with local schools, civic institutions, and local businesses to convert education and ideas into action.
We want this project to have a lasting impact as both a case study for green design and as an exhibit of new technology. We already know it's going to have a lasting impact on all of us! -Allison Kopf, SCU Engineering Physics student
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