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Efficient. Practical. Essential. The INhome (short for Indiana home) featured efficient systems and sustainable design without sacrificing modern comforts and amenities. The INhome was fully functional, yet practical net-zero energy home designed for a typical Midwestern consumer in today’s cost-competitive residential market. With the depletion of natural resources and increasing use of energy worldwide, efficient home design is essential to our country’s energy security and future prosperity. The INhome is one vision for future residential housing.

 

• The first version of the Biowall was developed for the Solar Decathlon and was only one of the innovative features of the INhome. 

• However, more than twenty thousand visitors showed a particular interest for the Biowall, which encouraged the Purdue team to research more the VOC removal capacity, plant health and growth media content.

• For more information on the INhome, visit the website:
• http://www.purdue.edu/inhome/

• A team of Purdue University students started working towards the goal of competing in the United States Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon, a high profile international competition where 20 collegiate teams design, build, and demonstrate solar powered houses.

• The students built the house on campus and then moved to Washington D.C., where the competition was held from September 23 to October 2, 2011.

• The INhome finished in 2nd place overall during the competition, which consisted of 10 individual contests: architecture, market appeal, engineering, communications, affordability, comfort zone, hot water, appliances, home entertainment, and energy balance.