The SOLAR DECATHLON Knowledge Platform – Concept and Initial Application
Abstract
The student competition Solar Decathlon (SD) is an established test case and platform to demonstrate and analyze approaches to energy efficiency and solar energy utilization in residential buildings. All available documents for the SD are stored in a newly launched online platform, which is the base for the analyses of the technologies applied. Information is stored in a unified way to allow an intensified use of the knowledge gathered from SD houses. The advantages of an integrated technology search function will be addressed by the paper.