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HDU model sent to Wuppertal

Our 1:25 model of House Demonstration Unit was built at Faculty ateliers by our great attentional group. It looks incredibly well, and we were even sorry that we had to let it go to Wuppertal. But at least we know we are designing it well. If the final 1:1 demonstration…

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Auspices for the FIRSTLIFE

We are happy to announce that our project is recognized and supported by major Czech institutions. As was mentioned in the last post, our team is under the patronage of the CTU Rector (president of the university). But that is not all. The hot news is that we are now…

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CTU Rector on our site

The Rector (president) of Czech Technical University in Prague checked our progress during his visit to UCEEB. Doc. RNDr. Vojtěch Petráček, CSc. even seen part of the UCEEB facility backyard, where the FIRSTLIFE House demonstration unit will be built. Rector, during his short speech, highlighted the importance of such student…

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First contact with the outside world

Last Friday, the FIRSTLIFE team held their first workshop, presenting our vision of 21st-century dormitories to the invited experts. Our guests, experienced in various fields regarding architecture, civil engineering, sustainable design or urbanism, gave us valuable constructive criticism. It wasn’t always easy to hear it, but this feedback is essential…

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We know the spot

We wanted building site number 8 and we got building site number 8. At Solar Campus lot selection, Lord Mayor of Wuppertal Uwe Schneidewind picked lot with FIRSTLIFE name soon enough, so we could call dibs on the exact spot we wanted for our house demonstration unit! Close to the…

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Back in the game!

After a challenging year affected by world pandemic, we are truly pleased to announce that our team is back on the track towards Solar Decathlon Europe 21 in Wuppertal, Germany! SDE21 has been postponed as a reaction to the current COVID-19 pandemic, so the goal for our team is to…

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