Cecchi, V., & Azarbayjani, M., & Tempest, B. (2014, June), Collaborative Research and Education in the Design and Building of a Net-Zero Energy Solar Powered House – Testimony of a Solar Decathlon 2013 Entry  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE International Forum, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--17170

\bibitem{asee_peer_17170}
  Cecchi, V., \& Azarbayjani, M., \& Tempest, B. (2014, June), \emph{Collaborative Research and Education in the Design and Building of a Net-Zero Energy Solar Powered House – Testimony of a Solar Decathlon 2013 Entry}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE International Forum, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--17170

Valentina Cecchi, Mona Azarbayjani, and Brett Tempest.  "Collaborative Research and Education in the Design and Building of a Net-Zero Energy Solar Powered House – Testimony of a Solar Decathlon 2013 Entry".  2014 ASEE International Forum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/17170 Internet.  14 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_17170}
  Valentina Cecchi, Mona Azarbayjani, and Brett Tempest.
  "Collaborative Research and Education in the Design and Building of a Net-Zero Energy Solar Powered House – Testimony of a Solar Decathlon 2013 Entry".
  \emph{2014 ASEE International Forum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/17170 Internet.  14 Dec, 2024

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