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Somebody took a picture from the roof, looking down on the decking.
2013/09/30 | all news, construction, photogalleries,
Dear Construction Diary, Today – on one of the hottest days of the construction period – we installed the decking of the terrace. To many students’ surprise, that task was accomplished faster than expected. Luckily, the organizers brought lots of water bottles to prevent dehydration of the team. Later that day, the film team droped […]
 
A group of decathletes are lifting a window into place.
2013/09/30 | all news, construction, photogalleries,
You might think that on day 5 of assembly, we are starting to slide into a boring routine – think again! The construction site is as busy as ever. Final adjustments were made to the cornice and even more shipping containers were unloaded once again. A small team of eight decathletes placed six sliding windows […]
 
Sandwiches placed on the table.
2013/09/29 | all news, newsletter8, photogalleries,
Spending several days in a row on a construction site, each with twelve hour work shifts, is certainly going to burn some calories. Team Austria however, comes prepared with a designated cooking team, dedicated to filling everyone’s stomachs. Using shifts, everybody will get a chance to cook for 45 people during the 30 days.  Months […]
 
Project manager Greg explaining the plan for the day.
2013/09/28 | all news, construction, photogalleries,
Today, we placed the cornice elements in their position. They form the basic structure and the framing of the patios and LISI’s semi-public areas. Furthermore, we installed a professional fall protection – praised by our Safety Inspector several times. It makes any work on the roof a lot easier. https://www.solardecathlon.at/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/01_Constday04-160×240.jpg 160w, https://www.solardecathlon.at/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/01_Constday04-667×1000.jpg 667w” sizes=”(max-width: 920px) […]
 
Third roof module is placed.
2013/09/28 | all news, construction, photogalleries,
Every good house has a roof. Solar Decathlon Team Austria has also heard of this wisdom – which is why LISI received her “headgear” today. Four ceiling modules make up the roof – crowned by sparkling photovoltaic modules. Deep into the night, the crane placed one module at a time. Finally, at 1:00 am the […]
 
Pretending to lick some glue.
2013/09/26 | all news, construction, photogalleries,
It’s the nitty-gritty. Today, the floor modules are placed on the foundation – a task that requires a lot of precision. Only a few millimeters difference could have unpleasant consequences on the structure at a later point. However, so far everything looks good and we are working with a positive prognosis. During the next step, […]
 
Mist over the construction site
2013/09/26 | all news, construction, photogalleries,
After a not only felt but actually short night, the competition began on Monday. At 6:15am, 19 teams stormed the competition area and threw themselves onto their construction sites. Team Austria also set up their site and piloted a mobile crane in place. Shortly after, the first LISI container rolled onto our lot. The first […]
 
Sigrid, Sandra and Annika in their neat uniforms, looking sharp.
2013/09/23 | all news, photogalleries,
More than 24 hours on the road. After a full day trip from Vienna to Irvine, all of Team Austria’s decathletes have arrived safely on time in California. Having successfully completed the registration process and taken a short sightseeing tour of Orange County Great Park, we met our competitors in a first all-team meeting – […]
 
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2013/09/19 | all news, newsletter7, photogalleries,
Perezramerstorfer design and creative studio designed the core elements of the brand LISI which includes the website, logo, business cards and business paper. Based on this design, the students themselves developed and deployed the identity on the rest of the visual elements (T-Shirts, posters, flyers…), which have since seen great success in terms of team […]
 
Decathlete Claus stroking the chipped bark boards found in the bedroom.
2013/09/18 | all news, photogalleries,
LISI has arrived in America – yet she remains connected to her home and draws her concept from basic raw materials located in Austria. The tree is essential for Austria. Almost 50% of the country’s area is covered by forest. With the tree as a role model, LISI too is organized into four primary base […]
 
Passing by a truck loaded with shipping containers.
2013/09/09 | all news, photogalleries,
A small part of Team Austria has arrived in California to settle some final arrangements regarding organization. We met up with Wicked Campers, a fresh company hiring out vans, and were able to get them on board to support LISI and her Decathletes in terms of transportation in and around Orange County. Having gotten familiar […]
 
The house of the old man is situated on a mountain slope looking at a beautiful alpine landscape.
2013/09/08 | all news, photogalleries,
For 5 months, decathletes have been prefabricating LISI in the alpine town of Weissensee, however, the time has come to say ‘Good-Bye’. LISI has been successfully sent on her voyage a couple of weeks ago and soon, Team Austria will follow. Our landlord in Carinthia has invited the students for a farewell dinner to his […]
 
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