North Carolina hosts its first regional KidWind Challenge
May 30, 2017
North Carolina hosted its first regional KidWind Challenge on May 6, 2017 at the UNC Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese, NC. Twelve teams from...
IDEXLAB Unveils Howard St. Space to Promote Community Collaboration
May 30, 2017
On April 7, faculty and students of the IDEXlab joined student artists and the public to celebrate the unveiling of the HOW Space, a multipurpose...
Five ‘original and collaborative’ projects funded by Chancellor’s first Innovation Scholars program Posted April 19, 2017 By ASU News
May 30, 2017
By Elisabeth Wall BOONE, N.C.—Five proposals out of 40 submitted by faculty at Appalachian State University have been awarded funding through ...
Raichle named chair of the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment
May 30, 2017
Dr. Brian Raichle has been named chair of the Appalachian State University Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment after servin...
Sustainability Conference Inspires Department
Oct 19, 2016
The Department of Sustainable Technology & the Built Environment sent a group of students and faculty to the ASSHE Conference in Baltimore October...
Appalachian State Team Wins First Place in USDOE Race to Zero Competition 2016
Oct 15, 2016
A team of students won first-place honors in the US Department of Energy Race to Zero competition 2016 in the "Suburban Single-Family Housing" contest...
Team Sunergy Shines
Aug 25, 2016
App State's Solar Car Team, Sunergy, places 3rd at the Formula Sun Grand Prix in Pittsburgh and 6th in the American Solar Challenge - a 1975 mile race...
Appalachian's Solar Vehicle Team Competes in the Formula Sun Grand Prix and the American Solar Challenge
Jul 25, 2016
"Team Sunergy is competing in the American Solar Challenge (ASC) and the Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP). The ASC is a 1,975 mile road race beginning on...
Solar Vehicle Team prepares for international collegiate races at NCCAR
Apr 15, 2016
BOONE—While many students were coming back from spring break on Saturday, March 12, Appalachian State's Solar Vehicle Team (SVT) was returning from ...
ASU's Solar Homestead one of nine designs for Deltec's innovative net-zero homes
Apr 8, 2016
Deltec Homes of Asheville, NC has launched a new line of super efficient, net-zero energy homes starting under $100,000. ASU's Solar Homestead, winner...