The winner of the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, the U. of Maryland entry has many green features:
- Split-butterfly roof, well-suited to capture and use both sunlight and rainwater;
- Constructed wetlands that filter stormwater and greywater (household water with limited contaminants);
- Green roof to retain rainwater and promote efficient cooling;
- Photovoltaic array to harvest enough solar energy to power WaterShed year-round;
- Solar thermal array to fulfill all domestic hot water needs;
- “Edible landscapes” that support community-based agriculture;
- Patent-pending indoor, liquid desiccant waterfall for high-efficiency humidity control;
- Efficient, cost-effective, durable and time-tested structural system.
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