Support Team Ontario

Engineering, architecture and business students are collaborating to make sustainable homes a reality for Canadian families. By bringing together research from fourth-year capstone projects and graduate student work, Carleton students are applying innovative building techniques and emerging technology to reduce the energy consumption of houses.

As part of Team Ontario, with Queen’s University and Algonquin College, Carleton was selected to compete in the 2013 Solar Decathlon in Irvine, California. The multi-disciplinary team is building an affordable house that generates more electricity than it consumes. Two years of research, testing and building will culminate in the solar-powered house being disassembled and shipped to California for the 10-day competition, where it will be judged for cost effectiveness, energy efficiency and attractiveness. The house will blend affordability, consumer appeal and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency.

Team Ontario will design and build a custom house, create models for measuring performance and, through research and testing, determine the most efficient systems and materials for insulation, hot water, appliances, home entertainment, and storm water use. In the process, students will have applied their classroom knowledge to create viable, real-world solutions for energy-efficient housing—and inspired the public to demand more from the next generation of homes.

Your support will advance intelligent housing design for the future by providing essential materials and research time to Team Ontario. Make a gift today to help Team Ontario shape the future.