Efficient Energy of Tennessee Partners with the University of Tennessee's Team
Living Light
Knoxville, TN, September 14, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Robbie Thomas, President of Efficient Energy of
Tennessee (EETN) is proud to announce a newly established partnership with the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville's Team Living Light.
EETN will help promote Living Light and has offered to utilize their network to find opportunities for the
team to present to other corporations and organizations from which the team hopes to foster new
relationships and possibly other partnerships.
Team Living Light has been accepted as one of 20 University teams from around the world to compete in
the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. This prestigious, internationally recognized
competition challenges each team to design, build, and exhibit an energy-efficient, solar-powered home.
In September 2011, the Living Light house will be transported to the competition site on the National
Mall in Washington, D.C.
The home design will not only demonstrate a sampling of solar and energy-efficient technologies; it will
showcase the long tradition of Tennessee's leadership in design and energy innovation. The rich timeline
of developments in climatic design and energy research within the State of Tennessee have been a
primary source of inspiration for the Living Light concept. From the Cherokee and early settlers to energy
research at ORNL and TVA, the history of climatic design in Tennessee has provided a unique
foundation for Living Light and has certainly played a role in the success of the team to this point.
Fielding a successful Solar Decathlon entry is a multidisciplinary effort. Team Living Light is composed
of over 120 students from seven educational departments working collaboratively to fully develop the
Living Light concept. “The success of our team relies on multi-disciplinary collaboration. The range of
contests from architecture and engineering to communications and market appeal requires us all to rely on
the expertise of our