Tag: Queen's Solar Design Team

Sustainability Action Fund back on track

After an eight-month delay of grant allocation in 2017, AMS Vice-President (University Affairs) Munro Watters prioritized efficiency for the Sustainability Action Fund (SAF) in 2018.    Collected through a $2.00 opt-out student fee, the grant is awarded to multiple recipients per term to provide financial...

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Doors Open Kingston features Queen’s Engineers

On June 17th, the Queen’s Solar Design team unveiled to the Kingston community its current major project — a fully autonomous environmental house.   Known as the Queen’s Solar Education Centre (QSEC), this net-zero energy home is located at 244 Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard and was featured at Doors...

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Queen’s Solar Design Team to shine at Homecoming

The Queen’s Solar Design Team (QSDT) will show off their solar-powered house as it nears completion at their first-ever Homecoming event this Saturday. The event, scheduled for Oct. 24 at 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., will be a tour of the team’s Solar Education Centre and a networking session intended to secure...

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Energy building

An innovative new laboratory on campus will test the applications of renewable energy sources in housing. The goal is to design a practical net-zero house — meaning that will generate as much energy as it consumes. The Queen’s Solar Education Centre (QSEC) is a 640 square-foot house designed by the...

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