Innovative Technology at Solar Decathlon

*This is a sponsored article in association with Plastics Make It Possible.  The Solar Decathlon is an event we cover every other year, and this year, the American Chemistry Council, in conjunction with Plastics Make It Possible , invited us to the National Mall to see how teams are using plastics as building materials in high performance homes.  Of course, we expect to see various recycled-content materials and plastic-based outsulation, but we also want to talk with teams about what’s driving their use of these materials. I’ll be on a group tour of the Solar Decathlon on Saturday led by HGTV star Brooks Utley .  Brooks will talk about the outsulation used on Caltech’s Chip house — the geometric white one — and other plastic materials used to create these stylish and energy-efficient homes. The Plastics Make It Possible website has a sustainability statement with respect to these products.  Their position is that “ Plastics help us to do more with less in many ways.

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Innovative Technology at Solar Decathlon