perFORM[D]ance HousePractices that conserve, protect, and limit the burden placed on our ecosystems have become a matter of urgent necessity In the fall of 2009, in response to its fifth biannual Request for Proposals, a multidisciplinary team of faculty and students at Florida International University submitted a proposal to the U. S. Department of Energy [DOE] and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory [NREL] Our goal for Decathlon 2011 was the design and realization