INTER HOUSE BLOG
Keep up with the development and progress of Inter House
Recent Updates
Pyxel Sponsorship!
نحن فخورن بدعم مشروعنا من طرف الشركة المغربية لتصميم و نجارة الالومنيوم PYXEL. هذا الدعم يتمثل اساسا في البيرگولا البيئية SUNWAY اللتي تتاقلم مع الطقس. We are proud to announce that PYXEL www.aluminiumpyxel.com agreed to sponsor our solar house via the bioclimatic...
Waste Water System Update
In the waste water system, the drain pumps are responsible for moving incoming water from the house into the constructed wetland or gray water tank. To do this, they must pump water through 5-10m of horizontal pipe and 1.5m of vertical pipe. Because the water stuck in...
Energy Modeling
A vital part of the Inter House team’s success comes from the ability of the constructed house to have a zero net average annual energy usage. This means that the energy system including the solar panels, inverter, and battery must strategically provide enough energy...
Shipping Update!
June 28, 2019 marks the day when our shipping container embarked on its journey from Golden, Colorado, USA to Ben Guerir, Morocco: 5,179 mi, or 8,344 km trip. It will start on a railway in Golden and travel across the United States to New York City, where it will be...
Solar
For power generation, Inter House is using two types of solar panels. First, a typical high efficiency rooftop system supplies most of the house load and a building-integrated photo-voltaic (BIPV) system that doubles as a carport roof. Second, we've got a solar...
Blackwater system
Due to Morocco’s dry climate, there is often a shortage of water. To help mitigate water loss, the InterHouse aims to treat blackwater from the dishwasher, kitchen sink, and toilet. The water will be treated using a constructed wetland. This constructed wetland...
Gold Mine crowdfunding
It is hard to believe that the Solar Decathlon Africa is less than one year away! At this phase in the project, we are choosing our mechanical systems and acquiring physical materials and products that will be in the Inter House. One of our major...
First Water Blog
Welcome to the first water introduction post. Over the next few weeks the water team will be providing a subsystem overview, and we’ll post periodic blogs about our progress. Also, keep an eye out for a Weekly Wednesday Water Wisdom where team members...
Why “Inter House”?
To tell this story correctly, we need to set the scene. Taking it back to the application, the crazy but amazing time when we decided to enter the Solar Decathlon Africa. First, we needed a house. Second, we needed a name. Not just a name, but one that would truly...
First Workshop
On May 4-5 of this year, the first workshop of the Solar Decathlon Africa was held in Benguerir, Morocco at the Green Energy Park. Representatives from each team were in attendance, the majority sleeping overnight at a hotel in Marrakech and...