University of Maryland Students Earn Second Place In Solar Decathlon

BALTIMORE (AP) — University of Maryland students earned second place in an international energy efficiency competition in Denver called the “Solar Decathlon.”
The Washington Post reports that a team of Maryland students designed one of about a dozen homes that were evaluated for energy performance, livability and market potential. The Maryland house was exemplary in its water-reuse system. The house also features a composting toilet, a hydroponic garden and greenhouse, and