House of the Rising Sun

Boulder, Colo., may not be the sunshine capital of the nation, but that didn't keep a group of architecture and engineering students at the University of Colorado from putting the sun's rays to good use. Last week, the team took first place in the Solar Decathlon, a 14-university competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy to design and build the ideal solar-powered house.

The students trucked their house, which came complete with utility systems and even furnishings, to the

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