Dance Faculty Member on Award-Winning team at International Solar Decathalon Competition

Michael Montanaro, co-director of the Topological Media Lab and professor in Concordia’s Department of Contemporary Dance   returned from a month in China where he and a team from Concordia and McGill were awarded five prizes in the Solar Decathlon Architecture competition. The team’s Deep Performance Dwelling (DPD) is net-zero energy capable and low or zero carbon system-built. It uses 80 per cent less electricity than conventional homes.

“We are very proud of TeamMTL's work during the past two years that led to their presence in this competition,” says Alain Sayegh, director of Implementation of New Technologies at Hydro-Québec.

“The fact that they managed to design and build such an impressive house, but mostly their positive attitude, their team spirit and their hard work during the Solar Decathlon is so amazing! It has been a great experience for us to be the main sponsor of the team during this project and to share our expertise with such a cooperative and curious group of students.”

Read the full article by Andy Murdoch here