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• Chiao Tung University team wins big at European Solar Decathlon 歐洲綠建築競賽　交大抱回四大獎

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  A team from National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) won second place for innovation and third place in a general popularity vote at the European Solar Decathlon in Paris with its “Orchid House” design.

  Despite being the first time that NCTU’s Team Unicode had ever competed in a competition, the team took home four awards at one of the world’s most prestigious universities, including first place in urban design, second place for innovation, third place for energy efficiency and third place in the most popular category, setting a new record for the university and Taiwan.

  NCTU president Wu Yan-hwa says that Team Unicode’s record-breaking excellence has allowed the international community to see the strengths of Taiwan and the university. They have worked hard at chasing and making their dreams come true and the university is exceptionally proud of them, Wu says.

  

  National Chiao Tung University’s Team Unicode poses in front of its “Orchid House” after winning several awards at the European Solar Decathlon in Paris on July 6. 國立交通大學Unicode團隊七月六日在巴黎歐洲太陽能十項全能綠建築競賽獲得多項獎章後，於其建造的蘭花屋前合影。

  Photo courtesy of National Chiao Tung University
  照片由國立交通大學提供

  David Tseng, head of NCTU’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences and a professor in the Graduate Institute of Architecture, says that his first architectural piece was not completed until 12 years after he had graduated from graduate school at Harvard University in the US, and is therefore happy to see the students be able to finish a house as graduate students.

  NCTU says that the European Solar Decathlon for sustainable architecture is basically the Olympics and World Expo rolled into one, making the competition one of the most important architectural design competitions in the world. It allows countries to compare their soft power competetively for top academic and industry research and development. The Decathlon requires academia and industry to work together, with teachers and students from the world’s top universities and the cream of the crop from the research and development industry visualizing, designing and executing designs for sustainable environments, green energy and smart living, ultimately creating a real house that is both forward-thinking and immediately accessible, the school says.

  (Liberty Times, Translated by Kyle Jeffcoat)

  國立交通大學建築所蘭花屋團隊在歐洲太陽能十項全能綠建築競賽中，再拿下創新獎項第二名，及公眾票選獎第三名。

  

  Medals won at the European Solar Decathlon in Paris by a team from National Chiao Tung University for its “Orchid House” lie on a table inside the house in Paris on July 6. 交大建築所蘭花屋團隊七月六日在巴黎的歐洲太陽能十項全能綠建築競賽獲得的獎章擺在屋內桌上。

  Photo courtesy of National Chiao Tung University
  照片由國立交通大學提供

  交大Unicode團隊首次出征，即在國際一流頂尖大學環伺下，拿下都市設計大獎第一名，創新大獎第二名，能源效能第三名，以及最佳人氣獎第三名共四個獎項，創下交大及台灣紀錄。

  交大校長吳妍華表示，蘭花屋Unicode團隊表現破表，讓國際看到台灣及交大的實力，他們努力追求且實現夢想，讓交大感到無比驕傲。

  交大人文社會學院院長、建築研究所教授曾成德表示，他自己的第一棟建築作品，是在美國哈佛大學研究所畢業後十二年才完成，很高興看到學生們在研究所時期，就完成了一個房子。

  交大表示，永續建築十項全能競賽堪稱是奧運賽與世博會合體的指標性未來建築設計大賽，比的是各國頂尖產學研發能量的軟實力競賽。而且比賽內容需產學攜手合作，由世界頂尖一流大學的師生與研發產業，針對永續環境、綠色能源與智慧生活構想、設計並執行一棟具有前瞻性但又即刻可行的「實品屋」。

  （自由時報記者洪美秀）

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