Warmboard Radiant Subfloor has been chosen by five participating universities, including MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) and University of Texas at Austin, to be used in their solar-powered homes for the Department of Energy’s 2007 Solar Decathlon Competition, which took place on October 12^th -20^th. Warmboard is contributing its patented radiant subfloor which will be used to efficiently, effectively and comfortably heat the homes.

The Solar Decathlon is an internationally recognized competition that draws a crowd of approximately 350,000 people every two years. Twenty teams from around the world converge on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for a week to display homes they designed and built with the ability to run a modern household using only energy from the sun. Tony Gasparich, President and COO of Warmboard Inc., said: “It has been a pleasure and honor to be included in these homes that have great potential to shape our future.”

 

When talking to the students about why they selected Warmboard, all of the teams concluded that Warmboard is simply the most efficient and is easy to install, reveals the company’s press release. Kurt Keville, the Project Manager at MIT, said: “Warmboard is a completely comprehensive system with a very intuitive installation process and fits discreetly into the building.” With time constraints a reality for these teams, Warmboard was able to provide them with a subfloor and radiant paneling in one product. “We needed something quick and simple”, said Team Structural Engineer, Sam Covey, of the University of Texas at Austin.