Solar Decathlon

Lime Orchard is proud to be associated with 'Nottingham H.O.U.S.E', Nottingham University's entry in the Solar Decathlon 2010, to be held in Madrid in June.

A 40 strong team of students from The University of Nottingham are representing Britain in the first ever Solar Decathlon Europe – an international house building competition featuring the very latest in sustainable solar architecture- which takes place in Madrid between June 18 and 27.

The Nottingham H.O.U.S.E (a family home optimising the use of solar energy) is competing against 19 other universities from across the world to design, build and test drive Europe’s most energy efficient home. Academics, researchers and students from the various disciplines in the Department of the Built Environment have partnered with a select group of industrial sponsors and specialist consultants to make the project possible.

The students are also working with award winning garden designer Ian Dexter from Lime Orchard and Michelin star Chef Sat Bains to provide and grow ecologically sourced food which will form part of the dining experience in the house during the competition in Spain

 

Links

Nottingham House Logo

Nottingham House

The official Web Site of the 2010 Solar Decathlon entry

http://www.nottinghamhouse.co.uk/

 


 

You Tube

Video of the house that students from the University of Nottingham are designing and building to participate at the Solar Decathlon Europe in Madrid,

 


 

You Tube

Sat Bains, Nottinghamshire's only Michelin Star chef, is working with The University of Nottingham's Solar Decathlon Europe team. He is helping them produce a sustainable dinner party with seasonal, locally grown produce.

Sat is working with RHS Chelsea Flower Show award winner Ian Dexter , from the garden design company Lime Orchard , to incorporate some of the fruit and veg into the Nottingham HOUSE garden.

Here's the moment Ian and two of the lucky students got a taste of the Solar Decathlon menu.

Courtesy of University of Nottingham. With thanks to Restaurant Sat Bains