The future of sustainable housing is under construction at FIU

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Construction on FIU’s house entry in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon is officially underway. The Solar Decathlon is an international competition that challenges 20 collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive. A team of FIU students and faculty from the [...]

CARTA kicks off 2010-’11 season of events

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The College of Architecture + The Arts hosted its annual Arts, Design and Culture event Sept. 30 at the Frost Art Museum at MMC to celebrate the beginning of the college’s many upcoming events. The unmistakable bars of “Seasons of Love” echoed through the galleries of the Frost Art Museum [...]

Building for the Future

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FIU students compete to build country’s best solar-powered house By Martin Haro ‘05 FIU students will compete with 20 universities around the world to build an energy efficient, solar-powered house that will be displayed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., next fall. The FIU house will be uniquely designed [...]

Brick by brick: College of Engineering and Computing building park to honor alumni and friends

The path, built with personalized bricks, will lead to an eco-friendly “Central Park” gathering spot at the CEC campus. By Isadora Rangel Alumni from the FIU College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) can leave their permanent mark at the school. The construction of a brick path with the names of alumni, staff, [...]