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CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 1SUMMARY OF UPDATES (VERSION 2.0) ............................................................................................................. 5SOLAR DECATHLON - INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 7

SOLAR DECATHLON LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 2015 ............................................................................... 7Social Housing .............................................................................................................................................. 8Urban Density ............................................................................................................................................... 8Rational use of environmental resources ........................................................................................................... 8Regional Relevance ....................................................................................................................................... 9GENERAL DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................ 9ORGANIZATION ROLES ............................................................................................................................... 11TEAM MEMBERS ........................................................................................................................................ 13SD LAC2015 RULES ................................................................................................................................... 15

SECTION 1. GENERAL RULES .......................................................................................................................... 15AUTHORITY AND DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................... 15

1.1. Competition Project Manager ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. . 151.2. Competition Manager .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .......... 16

1.3. Rules Officials ................ .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 161.4. Competition Calendar .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .......... 16Table 1. Detailed Competition Calendar - Assemble period ............................................................................ 17Table 2. Detailed Competition Calendar – Contest weeks .............................................................................. 181.5. Staff .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .................. ............... 22

ADMINISTRATION ...................................................................................................................................... 221.6. Precedence .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ....... 221.7. Violations of Intent ................ .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 221.8. Effective Date ................ .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 221.9. Official Communication .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 221.10. Decisions on the Rules .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .... 231.11. Self Reporting .................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 231.12. Penalties ................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ....... 241.13. Protests .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ....... 24

PARTICIPATION .......................................................................................................................................... 251.14. Entry ................ ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ............. 251.15. Team Officers and Contact Information ................ .................. ................. ................. .................. . 251.16. Safety .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .......... 261.17. Conduct .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ....... 261.18. Use of Likeness, Content, and Images ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. . 261.19. Withdrawals ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. . 26

SOLAR VILLAGE ......................................................................................................................................... 271.20. Solar Village Specifications .................. ................. ................. .................. .................. ............... 27

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1.21. Civil Liability ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. . 271.22. Lot Conditions and Assignment ............... .................. ................. ................. .................. ............. 271.23. Footings .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ....... 271.24. Respect of assembly plan ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. . 281.25. Assembly period video recording ................ .................. ................. ................. .................. .......... 281.26. Construction Equipment ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .... 281.27. Electrical Construction Power and Lighting at Competition Site ............... ................. .................. .... 291.28. Spill and Waste Products .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. . 291.29. Transportation .................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 29

THE SOLAR ENVELOPE AND COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN ................ ................. .................. ................. .......... 301.30. Community Master Plan Requirements / Urban Master Plan ................ ................. .................. ....... 301.30.1. Global, Regional and Metropolitan Analysis: must be submitted in one (1) PDF file. .................. .... 301.30.2. Urban Proposal: must be submitted in one (1) PDF file. ............... ................. .................. .......... 301.30.3. Site Plan Proposal: must be submitted in one (1) PDF file. ................. ................. .................. .... 311.30.4. Material selection and performance in urban proposal ............... ................. .................. ............. 321.31. Solar Envelope Dimensions .................. ................. ................. .................. .................. ............... 32

THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................................................ 331.32. Design Approval .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ............. 331.33. Maximum Architectural Footprint ............... .................. ................. ................. .................. .......... 341.34. Minimum & Maximum Measurable Area ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 341.35. Entrance and Exit Routes .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. . 351.36. Project´s minimum requirements ............... .................. ................. ................. .................. .......... 351.37. Competition Prototype Alternates ............... .................. ................. ................. .................. .......... 351.38. Building Code .................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 35

ENERGY MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................................. 361.39. Energy Sources ................ .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 361.40. Village Grid ................ .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 361.41. PV Technology Limitations ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. . 361.42. Batteries ................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ....... 371.43. Connection of the houses to the Solar Village grid ................ ................. .................. ................. .... 371.44. Thermal Energy Storage ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .... 371.45. Desiccant Systems .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .......... 371.46. Humidification Systems ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .... 381.47. Heat Sink ................ ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ....... 38

LIQUIDS MANAGMENT................................................................................................................................ 381.48. Containers Locations .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 381.49. Water Delivery ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 381.50. Water Removal ................ .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 391.51. Water Use ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 391.52. Team Provided Liquids .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .... 391.53. Grey Water Reuse ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ............. 391.54. Rainwater Collection .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 391.55. Thermal Mass .................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 401.56. Grey Water Heat Recovery ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. . 401.57. Vegetation ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 40

MONITORING ............................................................................................................................................. 401.58. Monitoring Generalities .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .... 401.58.1. Electrical: ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. . 401.58.2. Instrumentation: ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .......... 40Table 3. Monitoring Types ........................................................................................................................ 411.59. SD LAC2015 Sensors’ Location and Wire Routing ........................................................................ 41

THE EVENT ................................................................................................................................................ 421.60. Registration .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. . 421.61. Use of the Solar Decathlon Latin America & Caribbean 2015 in Colombia Logo .................. ............. 421.62. Team s’ Sponsors and Supporting Institutions ............................................................................... 421.63. Team Uniforms ................ .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 431.64. Logistics .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ....... 431.65. Inspections ................ .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 44


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CONTEST WEEK ......................................................................................................................................... 441.66. House Occupancy ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ............. 441.67. House Operators........................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 451.68. Late Design Changes .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 451.69. Public Tour ................ .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 451.70. Houses’ use during event .......................................................................................................... 461.71. House Configuration for Jury Tours ................ .................. ................. ................. .................. ....... 461.72. Teams Activities at the Solar Village ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 46

SECTION 2. CONTESTS ................................................................................................................................... 47GENERAL COMPETITION CRITERIA .............................................................................................................. 47

2.1. Jury Evaluation ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. . 47Table 4. Juries’ time commitments for documents review and visits to the houses per Team ............................. . 49Table 5. Solar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean 2015: Points distribution ................................ ............. 502.2. Task Completion Scoring ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 512.3. Monitored performance Scoring ................ ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 512.4. Official Scoring .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. . 512.4.1. Awards ................ ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .......... 51

CONTEST RULES ........................................................................................................................................ 512.5. Contest 1: ................ ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .......... 51

Architecture ................................................................................................................................................ 51

2.6. Contest 2: ................ ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .......... 52Engineering and Construction ........................................................................................................................ 522.7. Contest 3: ................ ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .......... 54

Energy Efficiency ......................................................................................................................................... 542.8. Contest 4: ................ ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .......... 55

Electrical Energy Balance.............................................................................................................................. 552.9. Contest 5: ................ ................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .......... 56

Comfort Conditions ...................................................................................................................................... 562.10. Contest 6: ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 59

House Functioning .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ............ 592.11. Contest 7: ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 66

Communication, Marketing and Social Awareness ............................................................................................ 662.12. Contest 8: ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 67

Urban Design and Affordability ...................................................................................................................... 672.13. Contest 9: ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 70

Innovation 702.14. Contest 10: .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. . 71

Sustainability .............................................................................................................................................. 71SECTION 3. DELIVERABLES ............................................................................................................................. 72

DELIVERABLES PHASES ................ .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. . 723.1. Schedule of Deliverables ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 72Table 6. Schedule of Deliverables .............................................................................................................. 723.2. Dissemination Materials ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 743.3. Schematic Design Documentation ............... .................. ................. ................. .................. ............. 743.4. Design Development Phase ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .... 743.5. Construction Documentation Phase ................ .................. ................. ................. .................. .......... 743.6. As Built Documentation .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 75

DELIVERABLE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................. 753.7. General Submission Requirements ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .......... 75Table 7. Late submission penalty ............................................................................................................... 763.8. Shipped Submission ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ............. 773.9. Electronic Submission ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .......... 773.9.1. Computer Generated File Requirements ............... .................. ................. ................. .................. . 773.9.2. Multimedia File Requirements: photos and videos ................ ................. .................. ................. .... 783.9.3. File Naming Instructions ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .... 78Table 8: List of Team Abbreviations ........................................................................................................... 79Table 9: List of Deliverable Abbreviation ..................................................................................................... 79


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3.10. Documents’ Formatting Requirements ........................................................................................ 813.11. Reviewing and Evaluation Criteria ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ....... 81

SHIPPED DELIVERABLE MATERIAL .............................................................................................................. 823.12. Architectural Model.............. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ............. 823.13. Urban Master Plan Model ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. . 82

ELECTRONIC DELIVERABLE DOCUMENTS .................................................................................................... 833.14. Team Web Page .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ............. 843.14.1. Encoding and compatibility ................ .................. ................. ................. .................. ............. 853.14.2. Sponsorship ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 853.15. Press Release .................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 853.15.1. Press Release No. 1:.................... ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. . 863.15.2. Press Release No. 2:.................... ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. . 863.15.3. Press Release No. 3:.................... ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. . 863.15.4. Press Release No. 4:.................... ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. . 863.16. Audiovisual ................ .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 863.16.1. General Conditions: .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .... 873.16.2. Technical Requirements: ................. ................. ................. .................. .................. ............... 873.16.3. Audiovisual No. 1: Team´s Excitement Video: ................. ................. .................. ................. .... 873.16.4. Audiovisual No. 2: ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 873.16.5. Audiovisual No. 3: ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 873.16.6. Audiovisual No. 4: Presentation (Final): ................. ................. .................. ................. ............. 873.17. Project Drawings ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ............. 883.18. Public Exhibit Materials ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .... 923.19. Jury Reports ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. . 923.20. Final Report .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. . 933.21. Project Manual ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ................. ................ 933.22. Summary of Changes ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 943.23. Table of Contents ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ............. 943.24. SD LAC2015 Rules Checklist ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ............. 94Table 10. SD LAC2015 Rules Checklist ..................................................................................................... 94

CONTEST SUPPORT DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................................... 963.25. Architecture Design Narrative ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ............. 963.26. Engineering and Construction Design Narrative ................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 96Table 11. Photovoltaic System Design Summary ................ .................. ................. ................. .................. .... 993.27. Energy Efficiency Design Narrative ................ .................. ................. ................. .................. ..... 1003.27.1. Appliances Report ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ..... 1013.27.2. Comprehensive Energy Analysis and Discussion Report ................ ................. .................. ........ 1013.28. Communications Plan ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ..... 1023.28.1. Communications Project .................. ................. ................. .................. .................. ............. 1033.28.2. Public Tour Description ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................ 1043.28.3. Team Visual Identity Manual ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ........ 1043.28.4. Sponsorship Manual ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .. 1053.29. Urban Design and Affordability Narrative ................ ................. .................. ................. .............. 1053.29.1. Market viability of the product ............... .................. ................. ................. .................. ........ 1063.29.2. Collective housing building characteristics ................. ................. .................. ................. ........ 1063.29.3. Affordability Demonstration ................ .................. ................. ................. .................. ........... 1063.30. Innovation Narrative................ ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ........ 1063.31. Sustainability Narrative ................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .. 1073.32. Contest Week Tasks Planning ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ........... 109

3.33. Cost Estimate and Project Financial Summary .................. ................. .................. ................. ..... 1093.34. Site Operations Plan .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ..... 1103.35. Health & Safety Report .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .. 1113.36. Detailed Water Budget .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .. 1113.37. Electric and Photovoltaic Chart ............... .................. ................. ................. .................. ........... 1113.38. Building Information Model (BIM) ................. .................. ................. ................. .................. ..... 1113.39. Structural Calculations .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .. 112

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SUMMARY OF UPDATES (VERSION 2.0)

Social HousingDensityOrganization Roles1.19. Official Communication

1.23. Footings 1.24. Respect of assembly plan1.28. Lighting at Competition Site1.27. Electrical Construction Power1.29. Spill and Waste Products1.31. Solar Envelope Dimensions1.32. Design approval1.30. Community Master Plan Requirements / Urban Master Plan1.34. Minimum & Maximum Measurable Area1.37. Competition Prototype Alternates1.38. Building Code1.43. Connection of the houses to the Solar Village grid1.49. Water delivery

1.50. Water Removal1.51. Water use (Included)1.53. Water reuse1.54. Evaporation (Removed)1.57. Vegetation1.63. Team Uniform1.69. Public Tour1.70. House´s use during event1.72. Teams Activities at the Solar Village2.1. Jury Evaluation2.5. Contest 1: Architecture2.6. Contest 2: Engineering and Construction2.7. Contest 3: Energy Efficiency2.8. Contest 4: Electrical Energy Balance2.9. Contest 5: Comfort Conditions2.10. Contest 6: House Functioning2.11. Contest 7: Communication, Marketing and Social Awareness2.12. Contest 8: Urban Design and Affordability2.13. Contest 9: Innovation2.14. Contest 10: Sustainability3. Deliverables Phases3.1. Preliminary Schedule of Deliverables3.7. General Submission Requirements3.8. Shipped Submission3.9.1. Computer Generated File Requirements3.13. Urban Master Plan Model3.14. Team web pageDissemination materials (Included)3.15. Press Release3.18. Public Exhibit Materials3.28. Communication plan


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SUMMARY OF UPDATES (V3.0)

Team Crew. DefinitionTable 1. Detailed Competition Calendar - Assemble periodTable 2. Detailed Competition Calendar – Contest weekTable 3. Monitoring Types

Table 5. Point’s distributionTable 6. Schedule of DeliverablesTable 7. Late submission penalty1.53. Water reuse1.52 .Team Provided Liquids1.53. Grey Water Reuse1.54. Rainwater Collection1.72. Teams Activities at the Solar Village2.2. Task Completion Scoring2.7. Sub-Contest 3.2: Temporary Generation-Consumption Correlation2.7. Sub-Contest 3.1: Energy Efficiency (Removed)2.8. Sub Contest 4.2: Power peaks2.9. Sub-contest 5.1: Temperature

2.9. Sub-contest 6.9: Water consumption2.10. Sub-contest 6.4: Microwave2.10. Sub-contest 6.3: Clothes Washing and Drying2.10. Sub-contest 6.10: Hot Water Draws3.17. Project drawings.3.21. Project Manual.


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SOLAR DECATHLON - INTRODUCTION

The Solar Decathlon is an international competition created by the U.S. Department of Energy in whichuniversities from all over the world work to design, build and operate a grid-connected, energetically self-sufficient house, that uses solar energy as the only energy source and that is equipped with all of thetechnologies that enable maximum energy efficiency.

During the final phase of the competition university teams assemble their houses at a central location and thenopen each competition prototype house to the general public, while undergoing the ten contests of thecompetition. Together, the ten contests described in these rules make up the Solar Decathlon and the teamwith the most points earned at the end of the contest week wins.

SOLAR DECATHLON LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 2015

The Government of Colombia through the Ministry of Mines and Energy – MME, the National PlanningDepartment – DNP, the Government of Santiago de Cali and the Department of Energy of the United StatesGovernment - DOE, signed in May 2014 a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to organize the first versionof the Solar Decathlon Latin America & Caribbean (SD LAC), which will take place in December of 2015 inSantiago de Cali, Colombia.

The Government of Santiago de Cali has delegated the management of Solar Decathlon Latin America &Caribbean 2015 (SD LAC2015) to EMCALI, - the local Public Energy, Water and Communications Enterpriseof Cali; and through a local agreement the FDI-GIP Foundation will be the contest ’s operations managingorganization.

The 2015 edition of this competition, organized by Colombia, will take place at the Universidad del Valle in thecity of Santiago de Cali.

The SD LAC2015 organization’s goal is to contribute to the knowledge and dissemination of solar andsustainable industrialized housing, and therefore has the following basic objectives:

To raise participating student ’s’ awareness of the benefits and opportunities offered by the use of renewableenergies and sustainable construction, challenging them to think creatively and to develop innovativesolutions that contribute to energy savings.

To encourage professionals of the construction industry to utilize materials and systems that reduce theenvironmental impact of building over its entire lifetime, optimize its economic viability and provide for thecomfort and safety of its occupants.

To educate the general public about responsible energy use, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and theassociated technologies available to help them reduce their energy consumption.

To emphasize the correct order of intervention: first reducing the building energy consumption andincreasing its energy efficiency and afterwards integrating solar active systems and other renewabletechnologies. Systems selected should be cost-effective and environmentally appropriate.

To encourage the use of solar technologies. To promote architecturally attractive building-integrated solar system solutions, working on using the solar

technologies to replace conventional construction materials in the building envelope such as the roof,skylights or facades.

To demonstrate that high performance solar homes can be comfortable, attractive, and affordable.

These Rules have been developed and adapted from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Rules andthe Solar Decathlon Europe Rules to meet the unique objectives and principles of the Solar Decathlon LatinAmerica & Caribbean Organization. With this new edition to be held in 2015 in Colombia, these Rules havebeen developed to refine the requirements to be met by competing projects. The Rules are intended to encourage


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competition prototype houses that meet a triple challenge: energy, environment, and society. Therefore, theevaluation of proposed projects, via the 10 contests of the Decathlon, are intended to address disparate issuesrelated to houses of the future. The Solar Decathlon Latin America & Caribbean 2015 Rules will focus onencouraging designs that address the following four principles, as expressed in the RFP:

Social Housing

Social inequality is one of the most pressing issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Half of the top 20 Giniindices cover the LAC region (Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family incomein a country). Colombia, with a Gini index of 55.9, is the second most unequal country among those for whichdata from the current decade is available 1. Given these circumstances, the SD LAC2015 Organization deems itcrucial to ensure that the Solar Decathlon Latin America & Caribbean - SD LAC2015 does not become a designcontest for high-cost commodities that would be available only to the privileged minority. On the contrary, itshould strive to prove that sustainable housing based on alternative energy sources can be accessible to thepopulation at large, prioritizing dense urban areas where most of the population is living. To suit this, projectsshould be designed to meet the needs of households of 5 members (minimum 3 adults + 2 children); 60-80m2; with a direct cost of construction for housing units for less than USD 50,000 and specifically targeting

social housing.

During the competition, teams must submit a valid justification that explains the affordability of the urbanproject in response to an industrial market solution. Take into account that S D LAC2015’s main challenge is toachieve a proposal in which the direct cost of the dwelling construction is less than USD 50,000. This will beevaluated by the Urban Design and Affordability contest.

Urban Density

Nowadays, most of the population lives in cities where building areas are increasingly scarce and expensive.Moreover, denser housing solutions can help minimize the environmental impact. Consequently, the SDLAC2015 Rules will favor projects that optimize the architectural and urban footprint. Thus, the proposalsubmitted to Solar Decathlon Latin America & Caribbean 2015, shall optimize the urban footprint by achievinga conceptual density between 120 – 200 dwelling units or more per gross hectare through collective socialhousing; with buildings of up to 8 floors high and fulfilling high standards of accessibility. An urban master planthat clearly demonstrates the distribution of blocks, public areas and urban facilities is expected. The challengeis to achieve the highest density. Proposals containing a number of housing units above the target are allowed.

Teams should develop an urban master plan keeping the minimum density of 120 dwellings per gross hectareor increase the density in order to fulfill the rules and the principles of the competition. This will be evaluatedby the Urban Design and Affordability contest.

Rational use of environmental resources

The vast majority of the Latin American population lives in the tropics, enjoying high solar radiation all yearlong and exceptional availability of water sources (e.g. relatively high precipitation rates with frequentoccurrences all year round - see climatic data in the additional information URL:http://www.solardecahlon20515.com.co). The SD LAC2015 competition should encourage design strategiesthat support an environmental balance that guarantees the permanent availability of these resources. Giventhese privileged conditions, efficient designs coupled with strategies that promote responsible consumption

1 Gini index: ht tps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2172rank.html


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should allow the SD LAC2015 competition to achieve greater levels of sustainability in energy, water supplyand waste management, and increase the awareness of existing sustainable solutions.

Regional Relevance

The SD LAC2015 embraces the goal of developing and promoting ideas, capacities and technologies that canbe implemented for the benefit of the inhabitants of the LAC region. That is why, although projects designed inthe context of origin are welcomed, the competition should prefer designs appropriate to the cultural, economicand climatic conditions of the Tropical area. This is not just a matter of developing a prototype that performssuccessfully at the competition site; in addition, the full-scale project design should be shown to be able toanswer to the necessities of people in the LAC area, including but not limited to the three above-mentionedprinciples of Social Housing, Density, and Rational Use of Environmental Resources.

SummaryThe Solar Decathlon is also a public event designed to increase awareness about energy for residential use. Thecompetition attempts to demonstrate that a well-designed house can generate enough electricity to meet theneeds of a household, including electricity for lighting, cooking, washing clothes and dishes, powering home

and home-office electronics, maintaining a comfortable indoor temperature and air quality. The SD LAC2015’s objectives are designed to lead the commitment to environmental sustainability in the energy sector adopted bythe Colombian Government through Law 1715/2014, concerned with rational and efficient use of energy andof non-conventional energy resources.

The SD LAC2015 is expected to bring prestige and raise the visibility of the selected participating universitiesas they are part of the small group of top institutions that will compete in the world ’s most important SolarHouse Event.

Solar Decathlon Latin America & Caribbean 2015 will offer students a unique opportunity to learn and applyknowledge through a practical case study. Students working on the project will be challenged to use theirinnovation capacity, and their ability to design and build an energetically self-sufficient solar house. The projectsare developed by multidisciplinary teams, giving the students the opportunity to learn not only about technical

issues but also about teamwork, communication skills, a sustainable lifestyle and socio-economic issues inorder to ensure the viability of their project.

GENERAL DEFINITIONS

AssemblyPeriod of time in which the prototype is built on-site before the beginning of the contests.

Communication materialsAll printed or electronic publications designed to convey information to the public supporting the Competition’sgoals.

CompetitionAll aspects of the SD LAC2015 related to the 10 contests and the scoring of those contests.

Competition Prototype HouseThe complete assembly of physical components installed on the Solar Village within a team´s solar envelope,in compliance with the SD LAC2015 rules.

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contests.

Contest weekThe period of days, on-site, when some or all contests are active.

Community Master Plan / Urban Master PlanThe presented master-plan community within a 1 to 4 hectare site, in compliance with the SD LAC2015 Rules.

DecisionThe Rules Officials’ interpretation or clarification of a rule.

DeliverablesDocumentation and other materials requested by the SD LAC2015 Organization to the teams along the project’sdevelopment, in order to verify compliance with the Competition Rules.

DisassemblyThe period of time between the conclusion of public tours and the completion of the Solar Village cleanup.

Electric and Photovoltaic Chart – Interconnection ApplicationA form submitted by the team’s electrical engineer to the Site Operations Manager, which provides the technicaldetails needed to determine the suitability of the team’s electrical and photovoltaic systems for interconnectionto the village grid.

EventAll the activities that take place in the Solar Village including, but not limited to registration, assembly,inspections, contests, special events, public exhibits, and disassembly.

Event SponsorAn entity selected by the SD LAC2015 Organization to support the project and help ensuring its success.

Final phase of the SD LAC2015 CompetitionThe period of days including assembly, disassembly and contest week periods.

Grid-Tie AssemblyThe period of time during assembly after the house has been connected to the village grid.

InspectionEach of the inspections performed to all the Competing Houses in the Solar Village to verify compliance withthe SD LAC2015 Rules.

Inspections CardOfficial card indicating the Teams’ inspections’ status.

JuryThe group of individuals selected by the organizer s to make evaluations on a specific aspect of each team’sproject according to the contest.

ProjectAll activities related to the SD LAC2015 from the initial meetings through to the conclusion of the event.

Protest Resolution CommitteeThe group of individuals selected by the organizers to resolve team protests during the competition.

Public exhibitAreas of the competition site open to the public during designated hours.Rule


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A principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc., for the duration of the project.

Scored periodAny period of time during which a particular measured contest is in progress.

Scoring ServerDigital application that collects data from the central data logger server, includes forms for manually enteringjury and task-based sub contest results, and calculates composite scores.

SD LAC2015 workspaceSolar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean 2015 workspace for Teams, powered by Google groups, is theofficial communication tool of the competition.

Solar Decathlon Building CodeA set of designs and construction standards set forth and enforced by the SD LAC2015 Building Official for theprotection of public health and safety during the event. See Rule 1.38.

Solar VillageCompetition Site, where the teams’ houses are assembled along with the common areas needed for theCompetition development.

Stand-Alone AssemblyThe period of time during assembly before the house has been interconnected to the village grid.

Sub contestAn individually scored element within a contest.

(Juried) Sub ContestA sub contest based on Jurors’ assessment.

(Measured) Sub ContestA sub contest based on task completion or measured performance.

Village GridBi-directional, AC electrical network system installed on the competition site which will measure constantly andindividually the contribution and consumption in electrical energy of each house.

ORGANIZATION ROLES

DirectorResponsible for the direction of the event, government relations, public speeches, conflict resolution.

Competition Project ManagerCoordinates all staff on project, manages budget, assigns tasks, updates Director, has the final decision-makingauthority in all aspects of the project.

Competition ManagerResponsible for enforcing the Rules and stating its content, conducting a fair and compelling competition,assigning penalties and scores. Primary liaison with students.

Assistant Competition ManagerSupports competition manager with drawings reviews, Rules rulings, team communications, as needed.


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Rules InspectorsInspects prototype houses on-site for compliance with rules such as size, solar envelope, sponsor recognition,size of refrigerator, etc.

Building Code OfficialResponsible and assists with on-site inspections of team houses (foundations, structure, HVAC, plumbing, etc.)

Health and Safety CoordinationEvaluating the teams’ Health and Safety Plans and supervising the houses’ assembly and disassembly works atthe Solar Village.

Observer CoordinatorManages all observers (approx. 2 for all houses) for on-site witnessing of competition tasks.

ObserversWitness of team performance (approx. 2 for each houses) for task completion contests (like hot water draws,cooking tasks, etc.)

Jury CoordinatorResponsible for jurors, coordination of document reviews, on-site accommodations (hotel, dinner, meetingspace, etc.), deliberations, etc.

Jury Leader per contestAssigned to each jury, help manage review of documents, on-schedule visits of hosues, deliberations, deliveryof scores to the competition manager.

Communication ManagerResponsible for the project‘s public outreach, communication activities and special events.

Event and Logistics site operatorResponsible for the organization of the SD LAC2015 Competition in Colombia.

Health and Safety CoordinatorResponsible for evaluating the teams’ Health and Safety Plans and supervising the houses’ assembly anddisassembly works at the Solar Village.

Site Operation ManagerResponsible for planning, execution, development and control of all the activities related to the assembly,functioning and disassembly of the Solar Village.

Building InspectorResponsible for carrying-out the house’s inspection and filling out the corresponding Inspection Card, accordingto the SD LAC2015 Building Code.

Monitoring & Instrumentation CoordinatorResponsible for the management of instrumentation systems and the scoring server of the Competition.

Logistic Operator ManagerResponsible for the management of different preproduction logistic of competition.


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TEAM MEMBERS

Communications CoordinatorA team member responsible for the team´s communications for the media and developing of all communicationsmaterials, as well as for updating the information concerning the Communications activities through the SD

LAC2015 workspace. He must works in conjunction with the SD LAC2015´s Communication Coordinator tojoin the team´s interactions with the media.

Construction ManagerThis is a decathlete responsible for the planning and execution of construction, transport, assembly, anddisassembly of the house.

Contest CaptainA decathlete responsible for the team´s primary strategy and coordinator of all measured Contest Tasks; is alsoresponsible for demonstrating the compliance of appliances with the Rules.

Decathlete

A decathlete is an enrolled student – undergraduate or post-graduate -, at a participating school or who hasgraduated from a participating school within 12 months of the beginning of assembly.

Electrical EngineerThis is a decathlete responsible for completing the Electric and Photovoltaic chart and working in conjunctionwith the SD LAC2015 Organization Electrical Engineer to interconnect the house to the grid on the Solar Village.

Faculty AdvisorThis is a Team member who is the lead faculty member and primary representative of a participating school inthe project; also provides guidance to the team on an as-needed basis throughout the project. This is theresponsible for signing the official document certifying the compliance to the codes of the country of origin.

Health and Safety Team CoordinatorThis is a decathlete that is responsible for developing and enforcing the team´s Health & Safety Plan during thecompetition phases, assembly and disassembly of the house. This decathlete must also ensure the safeoperation of the house during the public exhibit/contest period.

Instrumentation ContactA decathlete col laborating with the organizers’ instrumentation team to develop a plan to accommodate theequipment used to measure the performance of the home during the competition.

Project ArchitectA decathlete responsible for the architectural design effort; license not required.

Project EngineerA decathlete responsible for the engineering design effort; license not required.

Project ManagerThis is a decathlete responsible for the planning and execution of the project.

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Site Operations CoordinatorA team member responsible for developing and enf orcing the teams’ Site Operations Plan during the competitionphases, assembly and disassembly of the houses.

Student Team LeaderThis is a student team coordinator. He must ensure that official communications from the organizers are routedto the appropriate team member(s).

Team MemberAny decathlete who fulfills one of the roles described above is considered a Team member. An individual mayhave multiple member titles; however, the same individual may not fulfill the project manager, constructionmanager, or health and safety officer roles.

Every Superior Academic Institution (SAI) shall consider the list below to conform their respective team (anindividual may have multiple titles, every single member will be called ‘decathlete team member):

Faculty Advisor: Faculty memberProject Manager: StudentConstruction Manager: StudentProject Architect: Student or GraduateProject Engineer: Student or GraduateElectrical Engineer: Student or GraduateStudent Team Leader: StudentHealth & Safety Team Coordinator: Student or GraduateSafety Officers: StudentSite Operations Coordinator: StudentContest Captain: StudentInstrumentation Contact: StudentCommunications Coordinator: StudentDecathletes (without specific position): Student

Maximum Decathlete team members: 25 – 40

Note: The number of team members proposed must be focused on the assembly period, in which it ispossible and advisable organize the team in three sub groups to work 24 hours per day to achieve on timecompletion of the prototype.

With no exceptions, all team members must present documents proving their relation with the PSAI theyrepresent. Except the Faculty Advisor, in case a team member is a graduate student, the graduation datemust not be prior to 1 st January, 2014.

Participating teams are responsible for keeping their team officer contact information up to date on theWorkspace. Changes to the proposed faculty members will only be accepted in extreme cases. Changes ofstudents must be communicated to Competition Manager immediately. In such case, the change must beinformed and justified in writing to the SD LAC2015 Organization by the person who signed the RegistrationForm or whoever has assumed his role at the time.

Team Crew: SDLAC Organization allows each team to have a group corresponding to the external advisorycomposed by the staff of sponsor members and other external assistance involved with a team’s project butunaffiliated with the participating team. Maximum Team Crew members: 8.


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Each member of Team Crew is a team member who is involved with a team’s project who may beunaffiliated with a participating school: Consultancy staff, contractors, volunteers, team media, andsponsors represent team crew examples.

The Team must present the Team Crew list members previously to the competition including names,insurances required by Organization and the working activity description during competition

SD LAC2015 RULES

The official language for the SD LAC2015 Competition in Colombia is English, however, local language inSantiago de Cali is Spanish.

All deliverables should be submitted in English. Jury tours shall be given in English. All teams shall be prepared to give tours to the public in Spanish and English. If support is required for

this requirement, teams must speak with the Competition Manager prior to arrival on the competitionsite.

The website shall have both English and Spanish versions.

If the organizers provided Spanish translations of any document, including the Rules, the Englishversion takes precedence and is considered correct, should any disagreement on meaning or intentarise. The SD LAC2015 Rules were designed to meet the Organization ’s objectives and to promote afair and interesting competition among teams.

The Rules have been adapted to meet the objectives and principles described above with emphasis on socialhousing and livability in tropical conditions. This document describes what each team needs to know to becompetitive in the Solar Decathlon Latin America & Caribbean 2015.

It includes three sections:

SECTION 1. General Rules: includes rules related with the general aspects of the Competition,describing the organization, the participating teams, the site, the houses, the on-site contest andexhibition period, and the general requirements.

SECTION 2. Contests: defines the contests and sub-contests, including the scoring distribution, thecontest evaluation criteria and the associated procedures.

SECTION 3. Deliverables: includes detailed information concerning all the documents, drawings andother materials that the teams must submit to the Organizers along with the submission dates andformat requirements.

SECTION 1 . GENERAL RULESAUTHORITY AND DEFINITIONS

1.1. Competition Project Manager

The Competition Project Manager is a Rules Official who has the final decision-making authority in all aspectsof the project.


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1.2. Competition Manager

The Competition Manager is the only rules Official authorized to write and modify the rules.

1.3. Rules Officials

The Rules Officials are the only organizers authorized to interpret the rules. Only the Competition Manager isauthorized to revise the project schedule, change a team’s score, and enforce the rules in any m anner that is,in his sole judgment, required for the fair and efficient operation or safety of the competition.

a. If there is any doubt or ambiguity as to the wording or intent of these rules, the decision of the RulesOfficials shall prevail.

b. Printed, electronic, and verbal communications from the Rules Officials shall be considered part of,and have the same validity as, these rules.

1.4. Competition Calendar

The official Calendar addressing the different stages during the competition: the design period, assembly,contest and disassembly and deliverables schedule.

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

DAY 0 DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 NOV 22 NOV 23 NOV 24 NOV 25 NOV 26 NOV 27 NOV 28

REGISTRATION REGISTRATION (6:30 - 10:30; 12:30 - 18:00)

REGISTRATION(6:30 - 19:00)

STAND-ALONE ASSEMBLY(24 hours)


ALL-TEAMTEAMS WELCOME MEETING

(10:30 - 12:30)

START STAND-ALONEASSEMBLY ELECTRICITY AND

WATER AVAILABLE(8:00 - 24:00)OPENED LOT


GRID - TIE ASSEMBLYWATER METERING ASSEMBLY

(Available 9:00 - 16:00)


(Available 9:00 - 16:00)

DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 DAY 12 DAY 13 NOV 29 NOV 30 DEC 1 DEC 2 DEC 3 DEC 4 DEC 5




FINAL SITE CLEANING, STAGING ANDSIGNAGE (8:00 - 12:00)

REST DAY ALL TEAM PHOTO(8:00 - 9:00)

CONTEST (24 hours )

MEDIA PREVIEW(10:30 - 14:00)

TEAM OPEN HOUSE(16:00 - 18:00)

OPENING CEREMONY(19:00 - 20:00 )

OPENING RECEPTIONEND OF WORKING STAGE

(20:00 - 22:00)

PUBLIC EXHIBITION(17:30 -20:30)

DAY 14 DAY 15 DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20DEC 6 DEC 7 DEC 8 DEC 9 DEC 10 DEC 11 DEC 12

CONTEST (24 hours) CONTEST (24 hours) CONTEST (24 hours) CONTEST (24 hours) CONTEST (24 hours) CONTEST (24 hours) CONTEST (24 hours)TEAM PRESENTATION /

COMM CONTEST(8:00 - 10:30 TEAM 1 - 16)

PUBLIC EXHIBITION(10:30 - 19:00)

TEAM COUNTRY - OPEN DAY(10:00 - 16:00)

UNAL / COLHABITEC / COL - GER

KUXTAL / MEXHISCALI / COL - ESP

AWARD CEREMONYSUSTAINABILITY / COMM SOCIAL

AWARENESS(18:20 - 20:00)

DAY 21 DAY 22 DAY 23 DAY 24 DAY 25 DAY 26 DAY 27DEC 13 DEC 14 DEC 15 DEC 16 DEC 17 DEC 18 DEC 19


END OF METERING CONTESTS(10:00)

FINAL PUBLIC EXHIBITION(10:00 - 16:00) I MP OUND (2 4:0 0 - 7:0 0) IMP OUND (2 4:0 0 - 7:0 0) IMP OUND (2 4:0 0 - 7:0 0) IMP OUND (2 4:0 0 - 7:0 0)

JURY WALKTHROUGHSENGINEERING / URBAN DESIGN

(8:00 - 13:00 TEAM 9 - 16)

AWARD CEREMONYENGINEERING / URBAN DESIGN

(18:20 - 19:30)PUBLIC EXHIBITION

(10:00 - 12:30)(17:30 - 20:00)

FINAL AWARD CEREMONY(19:30 - 20:30)


HELIOMET / ENGLANDPEI / COL

LA CASA URUGUAYA / URUGYARUMO / COL

AWARD CEREMONYFUNTION HOME, COMFORT,

EFFICIENCY &ENERGY BALANCE

(14:00 - 16:00)

VICTORY CELEBRATION(20:30 - 22:30)

ALL TEAMS OFF SITE(7:00 - 20:00)

Solar Decathlon Latin American & Caribbean 2015. Cali - Rules August, 2015

JURY WALKTHROUGHSENGINEERING / URBAN DESIGN

(8:00 - 13:00 TEAM 1 - 8)

DISASSEMBLY(7:00 - 24:00)




VRISSA / COLAYNI / PERÚ

MIHOUSE / COLPANAMASS / PAN - USA

DISASSEMBLY (7:00 - 2 4:00)

WEEK 4

WEEK 2

INSPECTION(Available 14:00 - 17:00)


STOP WORK FOR LAST CHANCEFINAL INSPECTION

(No work to take place while teamswait for final i nspections)

(12:00 - 17:00)

FINAL GRID - TIE ASSEMBLYFINAL WATER METERING ASSEMBLY

(Available 8:00 - 10:00)POWER SUPPLIED OUTAGE (20:00)



(Available 9:00 - 16:00)

JURY WALKTHROUGHSSUSTAINABILITY / COMM SOCIAL

AWARENESS (8:00 - 13:00 TEAM 9 - 16)

PUBLIC EXHIBITION(10:00 - 12:30)(17:30 - 20:00)



AWARD CEREMONYARCHITECTURE / INNOVATION

(18:20 - 20:00)


JURY WALKTHROUGHSARCHITECTURE / INNOVATION

(8:00 - 13:00 TEAM 1 - 8)and J URY ARCHITECTURE NIGHT

WALKTHROUGHS(19:30 - 21:30 TEAM 1 - 8)

JURY WALKTHROUGHSSUSTAINABILITY / COMM SOCIAL

AWARENESS(8:00 - 13:00 TEAM 1 - 8)


(Available 9:00 - 16:00)


(Available 9:00 - 16:00)


COMPETITION CALENDAR - SD LAC 2015

WEEK 1

WEEK 3


JURY WALKTHROUGHSARCHITECTURE / INNOVATION

(8:00 - 13:00 TEAM 9 - 16)and JURY ARCHITECTURE NIGHT

WALKTHROUGHS(19:30 - 21:30 TEAM 9 - 16)


+ HUERTO + CASA / COLECCUC / CHILE

CALICIVITA / COLMADRID PEREIRALIVE / ESP - COL



STAND-ALONE ASSEMBLYCLOSED LOT(24 hours)

START CONTEST(Only by overcoming lasttechnical inspection the

prototype will be incompetition)

(12:00 - 24:00 )


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Table 1. Detailed Competition Calendar - Assemble period

Sunday (Day 0) - Nov 22 0 : 0 0 0 : 3 0 1 : 0 0

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On-Site registrationKickoff team/organizer meeting

Access of trucks to Solar Villa to prepare the competition s et-upTeams provide competition management with house keys

Monday (Day 1) - Nov 23 0 : 0 0 0 : 3 0 1 : 0 0

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On-Site registrationAccess of trucks to Solar Villa

Stand - alone house assemblyDaily Inspections

Microgrid, Network, and Village infraestructure installationTeam/organizer meeting

Tuesday (Day 2) - Thursday (Day 4) - Nov 24 - Nov 26 0 : 0 0 0 : 3 0 1 : 0 0

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On-Site registration(Continues 6:30 - 18:00 during all day the competition site is open)

Access of trucks to Solar VillaStand-alone house assembly

Daily InspectionsSubcontest sensors and datalogger installation

Microgrid, Network, and Village infraestructure installationTeam/organizer meeting

Close Lot with barriers - Thursday (Day 4) Nov 26

Friday (Day 5) - Saturday (Day 6) - Nov 27 - 28 0 : 0 0 0 : 3 0 1 : 0 0

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Stand-alone house assemblyAccess of trucks to Solar Villa

Daily Inspections

Subcontest sensors and datalogger installationMicrogrid, Network, and Village infraestructure installation

Stand-alone grid-tie house a ssembly availableTeam/organizer meeting

Sunday (Day 7) - Tuesday (Day 9) - Nov 29 - Dic 1 0 : 0 0 0 : 3 0 1 : 0 0

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Stand-alone house assemblyAccess of trucks to Solar Villa

Final opportunity to request grid-tie to organizer utility services without penalty (Day 9)Stand-alone grid-tie house a ssembly available

Daily InspectionsSubcontest sensors and datalogger installation

Microgrid, Network, and Village infraestructure installationTechnical Inspection Available

Team/organizer meeting

Wednesday (Day 10) - Dic 2 / END OF WORKING STAGE 0 : 0 0 0 : 3 0 1 : 0 0

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Stand-alone house assembly

Completion of all construction activities. Clean-up, staging and signage work only after this point

Site clean-up, staging, and signage work only

Final grid-tie house assembly

Stop work for last-chance final inspections

Last-chance final inspections (teams must stop all work and wait for inspectors to arrive)Mino r house cleanup and competition preparation

Subcontest sensors and datalogger installation

Daily Inspections

Power suplplied Outrage

Team/organizer meeting

Measured Co ntest Overview and Training

Thursday: REST DAY (Day 11) - Dic 3 / OPENING STAGE 0 : 0 0 0 : 3 0 1 : 0 0

1 : 3

0

2 : 0

0

2 : 3

0

3 : 0

0

3 : 3

0

4 : 0

0

4 : 3

0

5 : 0

0

5 : 3

0

6 : 0

0

6 : 3

0

7 : 0

0

7 : 3

0

8 : 0

0

8 : 3

0

9 : 0

0

9 : 3

0

1 0 : 0

0

1 0 : 3

0

1 1 : 0

0

1 1 : 3

0

1 2 : 0

0

1 2 : 3

0

1 3 : 0

0

1 3 : 3

0

1 4 : 0

0

1 4 : 3

0

1 5 : 0

0

1 5 : 3

0

1 6 : 0

0

1 6 : 3

0

1 7 : 0

0

1 7 : 3

0

1 8 : 0

0

1 8 : 3

0

1 9 : 0

0

1 9 : 3

0

2 0 : 0

0

2 0 : 3

0

2 1 : 0

0

2 1 : 3

0

2 2 : 0

0

2 2 : 3

0

2 3 : 0

0

2 3 : 3

0

Subcontest sensors and datalogger installation

Micro grid, Network, and Village infraestructure installation

Media P review

Team Open House

Opening Ceremony Dress Rehearsal

Opening Ceremony Line - UpO P E N I N G C E R E M O N Y

Opening Reception - END OF WORKING STAGE

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No works may continue past this point. Required for city inspections.

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Table 2. Detailed Competition Calendar – Contest weeks

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( D a y 1 2 )

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S e c t i o n

C o n t e s t

T y p e

C o n t e s t

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T o t a

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b l e

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o f t a s k s

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p e r i o

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p e r i o

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D a i l y

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A v a i l a

b l e

1 2 : 0 0 A M

1 2 : 3 0 A M

1 : 0 0 A M

1 : 3 0 A M

2 : 0 0 A M

2 : 3 0 A M

3 : 0 0 A M

3 : 3 0 A M

4 : 0 0 A M

4 : 3 0 A M

5 : 0 0 A M

5 : 3 0 A M

6 : 0 0 A M

6 : 3 0 A M

7 : 0 0 A M

7 : 3 0 A M

8 : 0 0 A M

8 : 3 0 A M

9 : 0 0 A M

9 : 3 0 A M

1 0 :