(Times of Israel) David Shamah - Israel is officially a world power in environmentally sensible home design, coming in fourth in the biennial Solar Decathlon last week in Datong, China. In the contest to build the best "house of the future," Israel's 85-meter modular house, built of locally-produced materials, came in first in the "energy balance" category for homes that produce more energy than they consume. It also won the hot water production category, and was second in the architecture category and fourth in the market appeal category. The Solar Decathlon, first held in 2002, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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