Warmboard is proud to be a sponsor for the defending champion University of Colorado’s 2005 entry in the Solar Decathlon Team. Each year, Universities from around the country compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy efficient solar powered house. The competition is slated to be held from October 7-16 on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Not only is it a competition but a lesson about efficient use of energy. Students are required to design and innovate using high tech materials and methods.

Our donation of Warmboard panels for this project is a big part of the efficiency of this home. In fact, Warmboard is the most energy efficient way to heat your home using radiant heat. Our panels run the lowest water temperatures in the industry while still providing the correct amount of BTU output for any heating need. Also helping on the project was hydronics and heating specialist Mark Eatherton from Advanced Hydronics, Inc. – Denver, CO. See below to read some excerpts from his post at HeatingHelp.com.

Update: CU wins the 2005 Solar Decathlon! Our congratulations to the University of Colorado for successfully defending their title and once again winning this years competition. Warmboard is proud to have been a part of the winning team and pleased that our energy efficient, solar friendly radiant system helped bring CU to victory!

Date: June 09, 2005 09:57 PM
Author: Mark Eatherton
Subject: And it is green… “Warmboard Green that is…

The cat can now be let out of the bag. I’ve been working for over a year with a group of Mechanical Engineering and Architectural students from the University of Colorado on a super secret project that will be unveiled in Washington DC sometime in August.

Myself, Professor Jim Eastman (a frequent Wallie), Dale Chavez of Warmboard and numerous students put the WHOLE radiant floor system together in under 2 days. The tubing took about 2-1/2 hours. Jim will continue working with the students after the home has been dried in and will be tying all the mechanical systems together.

As for the Warmboard, I don’t think it can be matched for performance and functionality by any other product on the market. It will be going into my personal home that I’ll be building in the next few years, and is being speced whereever possible in our day to day work.

My sincerest thanks to the good folks at Wirsbo for donating so much of the tubing, manifolds and all, and also the wonderful folks at Warmboard for their contribution of the Warmboard sub floor system, and last but not least, Dale Chavez with Warmboard and Jim Eastman with Marmot Heating. I couldn’t have done it without you guys. Thanks a million.

We congratulate the University and wish them well in this year’s competition!

Learn more about the Solar Decathlon at: http://solar.colorado.edu/

Mark Eatherton can be found at: Advanced Hydronics, Inc. Phone: 303-778-7772