Ladies and Gents,
Just a quick one to say what a great day we had yesterday! Once again, the posters designed by the Comms team to tell the story of the H.O.U.S.E. were dusted off and hung in mad new ways, bringing a bit of (informative) colour to the site down at King’s Meadow Campus, Nottingham. Projectors and podiums were wheeled in, and seats soon filled with esteemed alumni, professors and other kind donators, who had kindly taken the time out to see exactly the cause they were supporting.
Director of the project Dr Mark Gillot gave a speech on the history and aims of the Solar Decathlon competition itself, and described the University of Nottingham’s role to play in that story. Ben Hopkins and Rachel Lee gave an insight into their original design for the H.O.U.S.E., and how it had adapted since then, and Guillermo Guzman highlighted the student involvement aspect of the project – as our tutor in the Solar Decathlon unit, he knows best!
Hearing these talks and being reminded how highly revered the competition is, how vitally important the cause is, how much kind support we are receiving to do it, and ultimately how unique an opportunity it is to be part of this as a lowly second-year student was a heart-warming experience even for me – a few weeks off the project will do that!
So too was tour we gave our benefactors straight after the presentation, a small walk and talk around the dormant modules of the H.O.U.S.E. This was another chance to practise our own presentation skills for Madrid, answering any and all questions our visitors had on the construction, our involvement, and the environmental credentials of the design, all whilst wearing our spivvy H.O.U.S.E. shirts!
But soon enough the groups were whisked away on tour buses, leaving us to debrief and begin preparation for Friday’s event… and maybe even some construction work too.
Tom
“yay for the nottingham h.o.u.s.e - really looking forward to coming over again this week! ;) ”