[Greenbuilding] Solar Decathalon location

[Sacie Lambertson]

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From: Jason Holstine <jason at amicusgreen.com>
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:16:16 -0500
Subject: Solar Decathlon location
 I think this is a fair compromise...

The Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior today announced
that the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 will be held at the
National Mall's West Potomac Park, on the banks of the Potomac River along
the path between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Specifically, the
event will be held on the peninsula just south of the new Martin Luther King
Jr. National Memorial—scheduled to open in August of this year—between the
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and the Potomac River. The Decathlon will
begin in late September as originally scheduled.

The event is being moved from its previous location on the Mall between the
Washington Monument and the Capitol to balance the many uses and demands on
the Mall.

"We look forward to holding another world-class Solar Decathlon in a
world-class location—the National Mall's West Potomac Park," said Secretary
Chu. "Keeping the competition on the National Mall property allows the
students to proceed with their existing home designs, specifically tailored
for Washington's latitude, temperature, and humidity conditions. The West
Potomac site is in close proximity to a number of attractions and will
provide an ideal stage to highlight clean energy solutions for thousands of
public visitors."
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