/newsroom/taxonomy/term/9274/all en /newsroom/channels/news/hydro-quebec-sponsor-teammtls-entry-solar-decathlon-china-269920 <p> Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:53:05 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 32221 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-concordia-team-create-net-zero-energy-home-269911 <p>Imagine a household that produces as much if not more electricity than it consumes. Now imagine that home in Montreal — harsh winters and all. That’s what a group of students and staff from Concordia and McGill universities is working toward. Students from undergraduate to PhD levels are teaming up to build what is called a “net zero energy” home. Then next year, the residence will be transported to China, where it will go up against other solar-powered housing models from around the world in a competition called a solar decathlon.<br /></p> Wed, 30 Aug 2017 13:53:54 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32218 at /newsroom