I was visiting a friend in Washington Dc when I happened to stumble upon the Solar Decathlon and to my surprise and pride I saw that Santa Clara University was one of the only 20 universities present! I was later informed, by the glamorous Nora Hendrickson in her hard hat, that not only did they get through tremendous hurdles to get their house in Washington DC (the truck broke down somewhere in the midwest!) but they are also the ONLY school to represent the west coast (west of the rockies!) I invited myself on a tour of the house and bombarded Nora with tons of questions. She patiently answered every single one and showed me some of the GREAT and innovative things that Santa Clara was doing to promote “Green Living.” I was so proud of my school and everything that this group of students did to get themselves qualified for this event. The house looks AWESOME! Definitely one of the more attractive ones in the competition. If anyone has the opportunity to visit the site please do so. Its definitely worth a trip out there. Or you can log onto http://www.greenwire.com and read some articles on SCU Solar Decathlon there.
SCU students! I’m so PROUD and HAPPY that you guys represent such a great school! You should be very proud of yourself and all your accomplishments!
Nate Hearn clued me in on the Solar Decathlon. I say, Fantastic. Have been looking at all the photos and following the competition. First off, what a great idea, at a time when we should really be pushing solar. Second, that Santa Clara U is right in there. Hat’s off to all those that made it happen. I was born 50 years too soon!
Chuck Cantoni
EE, Class of ‘57
My wife (Catherine Bueno de Lorimier, ‘87) and I (class of 86) now live in Maryland and whenever speaking of our college out here on The East Coast we have to remind folks where SCU is. We were particularly proud to tell our Maryland friends about this competition and to show off our school. Go Broncos!