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indigo pine east

+Indigo Pine East (IPE)

Project Type:  Design Build

Organizational Structure:  Studio

Partners:  School of Architecture, CR+DC,
South Carolina Botanical Garden

Funding:  School of Architecture, CR+DC,
Clemson Architectural Foundation

Faculty:  Dan Harding, Dustin Albright,
Ulrike Heine, Vincent Blouin & David Pastre

# of Students:  40

# of University Departments:  5

IPE served as a both a prototype for the 2015 Solar Decathlon competition as well as a demonstration site for Clemson University research available to general public.  Over 1000 elementary, middle and high school students visited Indigo Pine and subsequently articipated in workshops, design charettes, and other educational opportunities.  It has also supported other sustainable energy and built environment-centric courses at Clemson University.  

indigo pine west

+Indigo Pine West (IPW):  Solar Decathlon

Project Type:  Design Build

Organizational Structure:  Studio

Project Partners:  School of Architecture, CR+DC, South Carolina Botanical Garden

Funding:  School of Architecture, CR+DC, Clemson Architectural Foundation

Faculty:  Dan Harding, Dustin Albright, Ulrike Heine, Vincent Blouin, David Pastre

# of Students:  175

# of University Departments:  9

IPW was constructed and built for the 2015 Solar Decathlon in Irvine California and respectively won numerous awards in and out of competition.

simPLY

+Indigo Pine Schematic Design Sim[PLY]

Project Type:  Design Build

Organizational Structure:  Studio

Project Partners:  School of Architecture and CR+DC

Funding:  School of Architecture, CR+DC and Clemson Architectural Foundation

Faculty:  Dan Harding, Dustin Albright, Ulrike Heine, Vincent Blouin, David Pastre

# of Students:  12

# of University Departments:  5

The Sim[PLY] construction system was developed to safetly and effectively leverage technology to increase community participation and proactively have an impact on sustainable and affordable housing in SC.  CU Research Foundation is supporting the development and patent protection process of intellectual property developed by the School of Architecture research team.