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Solar Decathlon Middle East 2020
#teamESTEEM2020
Heriot-Watt Project Brochure
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Heriot-Watt University is the only UK university to have secured one of 21 places at Solar Decathlon Middle
East 2020 (‘SDME2020’), a global competition for students to design and build a full-size, fully-functioning solar powered
house that showcases innovative thinking, research, design and manufacturing, particularly from Scotland.
SDME2020 is integrated with the 2020 World Expo in Dubai, which is expected to attract an estimated 25 million people.
The project offers a unique opportunity to build effective connections between students and industry and helps to ensure
that the work we do has a real impact, both inside and outside the curriculum.
Heriot-Watt University’s project is being run by a
multi-disciplinary student team, Team ESTEEM
(an anagram of the six schools at Heriot-Watt
University), using SDME2020 to develop their
skills, knowledge and experience.
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Solar Decathlon Middle East 2020
SDME2020 competition takes place between November and December 2020, with the 21 buildings being open to visit until
April 2021. These will showcase cutting edge solar-powered homes from universities around the world. The theme of the
Solar Decathlon is ‘Going Beyond Zero’.
It is set out across ten individual competitions that will test all aspects of the homes, and a key part of the project involves
ensuringSDME 2020
that the Tenperform
houses Contests
as they are predicted to.
Juried Contests
Architecture Engineering Energy Sustainability Communication Innovation
& Smart Solutions Efficiency
Monitoring & Task Completion Contests
House Energy Comfort Mobility
Functioning Management Conditions
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SDME2020 - the TeamESTEEM project
With the help of industry partners we are building
a full-sized prototype of the house on site at
Heriot Watt University’s Edinburgh campus in
Spring 2020.
This will become our ‘Showhome’ and a ‘test-
bed’ for students, There will be significant social
media, mainstream media and web coverage
of the various products and innovations being
tested.
At the end of summer 2020 we will ship an adapted
version of the original prototype to Dubai for the
Solar Decathlon project and World Expo. The
Dubai house has a 14-day construction period
in November 2020, so prefabrication and quick,
high quality construction is essential!
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SDME2020 - Design
Holistic
The design of the house goes beyond the
Modular
Being constructed on a logical
need to use energy efficiently: it uses
grid pattern enables the one-
low-carbon, non-toxic construction
bedroom house to be easily
materials to ensure a positive
extended in the future and
impact on occupants and
adapt to the changing needs of
the planet
occupants
Resilient
Careful design and attention to detail allow
the house to operated comfortably in a range of
climates. Its simple structural design allows future
internal flexibility to changing needs.
It will be built to a very high level of energy efficiency,
achieving a 90% energy reduction compared to housing built
to modern building regulations.
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SDME2020 - Design
Courtyard
3D printed concrete
wind tower for natural
ventilation and cooling Entrance to the house
positioned on the cooler
northern side to provide
shade for visitors
Highly insulated walls,
floors and roofs from cross
laminated timber and natural
Garden space around
insulation reduce heat gains
the house used for
throughout the year
growing food and plants
to provide shading
Most of house finished in light
colours to reflect heat from
Decorative structural
the sun and reduce need for
arches provide shade
artificial cooling
on the south side of the
house
Angled roof optimised
Covered carport for for the angle of the sun
shade from the sun during winter
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SDME2020 - Solar energy strategy
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SDME2020 - Design
Architectural design quality is an essential part of the competition. Sunlight and daylight will be carefully controlled in the house to achieve
Differing ceiling heights, wall finishes and textures create external dynamic, vibrant spaces without the risk of overheating.
spaces with distinctive characteristics.
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SDME2020 - Construction
The entire building is designed
to be taken apart and re-
assembled. Waste will be
Prefabricated perforated wall eliminated from the project.
made in Scotland from recycled
bricks manufactured by
3D printed concrete wind tower
Kenoteq
to provide natural ventilation,
manufactured in Dubai by
Concreative, with help to
design this from Thornton
Construction of the house in Tomasetti
Dubai by ASGC
Large format cross-laminated
Natural, non-toxic insulation
timber panels, manufactured
to roof, walls and floor
in Scotland by Construction
manufactured in Scotland by
Scotland Innovation Centre
Indinature
with timber from Glenalmond
Timber
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SDME2020 - Technology
Cloud-controlled
water-efficient irrigation
Solar photovoltaic
systems will be used
panels generate
to maintain the foliage
electricity
around the building
Natural ventilation will be
used to supplement highly
Solar thermal panels energy-efficient mechanical
used to generate hot ventilation to keep the
water and cooling house comfortable
(Working with Paul Heat
Recovery Scotland)
Fully integrated home
automation systems,
including voice-controlled
Bi-facial photovoltaic heating and ventlation
panels around the systems
house convert sunshine
through the day into
electricity
Environmental sensors ‘Digital twin’ solutions optimise the
record internal conditions predicted performance and create a
and enable occupants to virtual record of the house, supporting
optimise comfort levels (in long term maintenance and future re-use
collaboration with Arbnco) of building components (with IES)
1SDME2020 - Opportunities to collaborate
Solar Decathlon Middle East 2020 offers an extraordinary the platform it can offer businesses. He will be visiting Heriot-
opportunity to showcase cutting-edge ideas to a huge audience. Watt Edinburgh to find out more about our Solar Decathlon
entry and the range of innovative research taking place here.
Delivering our potentially competition-winning project relies
on support of various kinds. With the assistance of a range
of industry-leading businesses we have successfully raised In additional to financial sponsorship we require
nearly £500,000 of sponsorship so far. This has included digital project support in the following areas:
services, research collaborations and innovative products.
• Logistics and shipping of panels, equipment and students
Our Sponsor/Partnership brochure for this project identifies between Edinburgh and Dubai;
how you can take part in this project, and gives a sense of the • Highly energy efficient timber windows and external doors;
specific benefits for different ‘tiers’ of Partnership / Sponsorship. • Internal doors;
This ranges from product placement and association with • External cladding;
Heriot-Watt University’s reputation for world-leading research • Modular non-toxic flooring;
and product development, to use of the completed house during • Installation of home automation systems;
the Expo. • Innovative, non-toxic kitchen units and energy efficient
appliances;
Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International have • Water-efficient sanitaryware fittings;
a keen interest in this project and in supporting the involvement • External garden supplies, including planters and raised
of a range of businesses. Ivan McKee MSP, Scottish Minister beds.
for Trade, Investment and Innovation, recently visited our Dubai
campus and discussed how this opportunity in relationship to
1SDME2020 - Current sponsors and supporters
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