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  1. Long 14 hr. days for small crew, but D.C. disassembly work's on schedule. Last truck hits the road today, heading back home to Minnesota!
  2. ICON Solar House, the house that looked most like a house, see Battle of the greenest -- http://mnn.com/node/39555
  3. Learn the story behind FIRST PLACE engineering strategy and design from Team Leader Josh Quinnell. See video now posted on our team blog.
  4. We held our own, finishing #5 overall. Excellent results for our first time competing in Solar Decathlon. Bravo! Great teamwork, UMN!
  5. Just announced, we won FIRST place in engineering! Congratulations team, well done!
  6. Check our team blog for a new story about our FIRST RATE lighting design!
  7. It's cold in the house, team is dancing, jogging in place and doing jumping jacks to bring the temp. up from 58 to 61 degrees and climbing!
  8. This morning we learned we won FIRST place in lighting design!
  9. Thanks again to Team Milwaukee for assisting with PV panel fix. Rain all afternoon hasn't dampened our spirits! Holding our own at 5th!
  10. Got our PV system FULLY operational now. Thanks to Joe from Milwaukee and Chris and the guys at Standard Solar!
  11. We've edged our way up to 5th in the standings...
  12. Big spread about our house in today's NY Times science section, featuring multiple architectural renderings of our ICON Solar House. Sweet!
  13. Our dinner party rocked! Shared stories of project challenges with our fun guests.
  14. Much ado about creating the ICON Solar House name and brand, see new blog entry by Team Leader of Communications!
  15. Check out new entry on our team blog for an inside view from our Team Leader of Interior Design.
  16. Many people worry about potential snow on the panels of our ICON Solar House. Speaking of snow, is it snowing in the Twin Cities right now?
  17. Many questions over the weekend about our rain screen. People are worried about what will nest or accumulate behind Trespa cladding.
  18. Sweatshirt weather this morning at the solar village. Team is recharging human batteries after an intense weekend of tours and sun!
  19. correction: 2713 people
  20. 7 hrs. of tours today, 2190 people!