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The College of Design has entered strategic partnerships with a number of energy
researchers, providers, and manufacturers, to launch "Design + Energy Initiatives.“ The focus is
on developing innovative, energy-related design solutions. Some featured projects are below:
Fly Ash Prototypes
The College of Design‘s Fabrication and Design Workshop has been working with the
University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) to create prototypes
that make use of fly ash. Fly ash is one ofthe residues generated in the combustion of coal
and is generally captured from the chimneys of coal-fired power plants.
www.uky.edu/Design/FlyAsh
Solar Decathlon
One of 20 finalists selected by the U.S. Department of Energy, the College of Design, in
collaboration with the College of Engineering and College of Agriculture at the University
of Kentucky, designed and built an energy-efficient, solar house, which was displayed in
Washington, D.C. in fall 2009. On October 16, 2009 the U.S. Department of Energy
announced the winners of the 2009 Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition on
the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The University of Kentucky‘s SKY BLUE House
placed ninth in the competition. www.uky.edu/Design/Solar_Decathlon
www.uky.edu/solarhouse
Houseboat to Energy Efficient Residences (HBEER)
Partnering with the Center for Applied Energy Research at UK, and sponsored, in part, by
the Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation and the Kentucky Housing Corporation,
the College of Design has initiated a multi-year project to design and build energy efficient,
low-income residences. This fall, three architecture studios are developing design concepts
for three deliverables: l) a thousand square foot manufactured housing unit, 2) a
community/neighborhood design that will enable the units to take advantage of centralized
energy efficiencies as well as geothennal, and 3) factory design where the units can be
manufactured.www.uky.edu/Design/HBEER
The River Cities Project: Henderson KY
The "River Cities Project" is an extension and expansion of "The Henderson Proj ect,"
which began in June 2007 when students from the University of Kentucky’s College of
Design and the Southem Califomia Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles traveled to
Henderson for a five-day design workshop. The "River Cities Project" began this year with
a one-year studio focused on Henderson. In fall, 2008 a graduate level studio developed
strategic design proposals for the city of Henderson. In spring, 20l0, the emphasis is on
the recently retired HMPLl Plant and the Henderson riverfront. The graduate studio is
now developing designs that will adaptively reuse the recently decommissioned HMPLl
plant situated between two existing parks on the scenic Ohio River in Henderson.
www.uky.edu/Design/Henderson