"The challenge of combining ecological technologies with the need for affordable housing in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast occupied the minds and talents of 18 University of Virginia students taking part in a unique student/faculty project. The interdisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Architecture and the School of Engineering and Applied Science teamed up throughout the spring semester to create a Habitat for Humanity home to be constructed in Gautier, Miss. Along the way, they tackled issues related to high winds, humidity, moisture and hurricanes, and employed passive and active solar technologies to build preHAB, a prototype environmentally responsive panelized house kit — the second house in ecoMOD, a multi-year research and design / build / evaluate project at the School of Architecture…." ~ Jane Ford, UVa News