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Simpson Strong-Tie Products Featured in Solar Decathlon Europe

Team builds multifamily building with Simpson Strong-Tie fasteners.


For Solar Decathlon Europe, a complementary international competition to the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, Simpson Strong-Tie worked with Team Réciprocité, a partnership between Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, and Université d’Angers in Angers, France, to help students build Maison Reciprocity, a solar-powered, sustainable multifamily housing building consisting of six modular units.
The structure was built using primarily screws versus nails to provide superior holding performance. Wall framing and sheathing were installed using Simpson Strong-Tie Quik-Drive auto-feed screw driving systems. Foam insulation was fastened to the structure using Strong-Drive SDWS Timber screws.
Ninety-five percent of the fasteners and 100% of the hangers in the team's Solar Decathlon Europe building are Simpson Strong-Tie products.

Solar Decathlon Europe, a complementary international competition to the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, is being held June 28-July 14, 2014, in Versailles, France.

Simpson Strong-Tie worked closely with Team Réciprocité, a partnership between Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, and Université d’Angers in Angers, France, to help students build Maison Reciprocity, a solar-powered, sustainable multifamily housing building consisting of six modular units.

The structure was built using primarily screws versus nails to provide superior holding performance. Wall framing and sheathing were installed using Simpson Strong-Tie Quik-Drive auto-feed screw driving systems. Foam insulation was fastened to the structure using Strong-Drive SDWS Timber screws.

Exterior decking and siding were installed using Deck-Drive DWP Wood SS screws, and Strong-Drive SDW EWP-Ply screws were used to assemble the LVL floor system. Many of the screws were left exposed throughout the building to create a modern look and to “celebrate the connection.”

Ninety-five percent of the fasteners and 100% of the hangers in the building are Simpson Strong-Tie products. The Simpson Strong-Tie McKinney, Texas, facility donated products as well as provided engineering support, fastener testing, product installation training and technical guidance to be a Gigawatt Level ($50,000) sponsor of the project.

Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 challenges collegiate teams from all over the world to design, build and operate cost effective, energy-efficient and attractive solar-powered houses. For more information about the Maison Reciprocity project visit http://reciprocity2014.com.

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