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Ar chi t ect ur e( 130pt s) :Eval uat est hecoher enceoft hedesi gn,t hef l exi bi l i t yoft hespace,t hei nt egr at i onoft het echnol ogi esi nt hear chi t ect ur e andt hei ncor por at i onoft hebi ocl i mat i ccr i t er i ai nt hedesi gn. Engi neer i ngandConst r uct i on( 80pt s) :Assessesf unct i onal i t y ,const r uct i veef f i ci ency ,l i ght ness,ef f i ci encyoff eat ur es,saf et yandvi abi l i t yas wel lasi t st echni calsol vency . Sol arSyst ems( 130pt s) :Demonst r at et owhatdegr ee:1)Thesol arhot wat ersyst em coul df ul f i l lal loft hehotwat erneeds,and2)Thephot ovol t ai csyst em f ul f i l l st hehouse’ sdemands. El ect r i calEner gyBal ance( 130pt s) :Basedont hedegr eeofsel f suf f i ci encyoft hehousesuseofel ect r i cener gy . Comf or tCondi t i ons( 80pt s) :Basedont hedegr eeofi nt er i orcomf or t det er mi nedbyt emper at ur e,humi di t y ,acoust i cs,l i ght i ngandai r . Appl i ances( 80pt s) :Eval uat esf unct i onal i t yandef f ect i venessoft heappl i ancesi nt hehouse.Theai m oft hi scont esti st or epr oducet heaver ageuseofappl i ancesi namoder nhome. Communi cat i onsandSoci alAwar eness( 80pt s) :Exami net heef f ect i venessofcommuni cat i on;publ i cawar enesssuchas,educat i ngconsumer saboutt hepr oj ectandt opi csr el evantt ot he2010compet i t i on suchasener gyef f i ci ency ,i ndust r i al i zat i onandi nnovat i on. I ndust r i al i zat i onandMar ketVi abi l i t y( 80pt s) :Assesst hecommer ci al vi abi l i t yoft hepr ot ot ypef r om t hedevel operandt hepot ent i alpur chaser poi nt sofvi ew,wi t hanemphasi soncr eat i nganat t r act i vepr ot ot ypet hat canbeeasi l yi ndust r i al i zed. I nnovat i on( 130pt s) :Eval uat est owhatdegr eet hesol ut i onspr oposed i nt hepr evi ousei ghtcont est sar ei nnovat i veandcr eat enewpossi bi l i t i es andknowl edge. Sust ai nabi l i t y( 80pt s) :Judgest owhatdegr eet hepr oposedsol ut i ons ( i ncont est s18)cont r i but et osust ai nabl edevel opment ,whi l esi mul t aneousl yeval uat i ngenvi r onment alconsi der at i ons.