Lawrence Tech team off to fast start in Washington, D.C.

Team ALOeTERRA arrived in Washington, D.C., Tuesday and worked through the night to unload materials in preparation for reconstructing the house Lawrence Tech has entered in the Solar Decathlon.

Half the crew went to bed around 5 a.m. to get a few hours sleep, while the other half kept going to put up the decking for the house. That task was completed in four hours – half the time scheduled.

Everyone is awestruck by the scene on the National Mall – a veritable forest of cranes to put up the houses of 20 contestants, with the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument in the background.

“The enthusiasm is high, the energy is high and the morale is incredible,” faculty advisor Philip Plowright reported. “Everyone is walking around with huge grins.”