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- Solar Hero 2 follows the only Canadian entry in the U.S. Department of Energy's 2011 Solar Decathlon - a competition where 20 student teams from around the world design and build solar powered homes that are displayed in Washington, D.C. The University of Calgary's student team partnered with Treaty 7 First Nations to build a home that respects Native traditions while employing twenty-first century technology. As such, TRTL (Technological Residence, Traditional Living) is a celebration of Canadian innovation and cultural diversity. In partnership with the Native communities of Treaty 7, this film draws on the respect, equity and inclusion of Canada's Solar Decathlon 2011 project to raise awareness of the Aboriginal housing crisis, and to explore holistic solutions to it.
- The Solar Hero documentary follows Team Alberta as they compete in the Solar Decathlon. All the way from the inception of the project, back in 2007, through to Washington, DC in October 2009. A summary is given relating the general progress of the team, their next few steps, and any possible foreseeable obstacles along the way. Interviews have been conducted with team members to capture personal opinions of the project, its current status, and feelings about one's own team and the other competitors. Animated footage would provide information on the general status of each team in relation to the others, as well as provide practical environmental information for around the house and the workplace. Solar Hero is a window on the best young minds in Alberta working brilliantly to create new avenues in solar living.