BUC_PR#1_ 2011-03-02

Press Release # 1
PRISPA team
Solar Decathlon Europe 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRISPA team 6
Values 7
Target public & market 7
Prispa Website 8
Project description 8
Universities : 9
List of team members 10
PRISPA Association 14
Dissemination strategy 21

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PRISPA team

It’s new.

Define us in terms of numbers and you will get about 50 people. And counting.
Define us in terms of goals and you will get about 50 people fully
dedicated to nature and educ ation in every way.
As our primary focus were knowledge, educ ation and gaining experience, engaging in
an international competition such as Solar Decathlon Europe was more of a statement
of our multidisciplinary, than a simple enrollment process. This stateme nt supported our
already established goals and plans for the Romanian society, so it was only natural for us
to start working more thoroughly and put our creativity and determination to good use.
June 2010 saw PRISPA team kick starting the project, encouraging students
majoring in subjects varying from architecture, engineering or product design to
communication and marketing to be a part of the project and share our enthusiasm.
Before the team in its current structure was organized, and before PRISPA Association
was created, we had an initial management unit that steered the team into a certain
direction. Currently, all the tasks of the Management Unit have been taken over by
the Board of Directors from PRISPA Association. Thus, it was the Management Unit’s
task to initiate a day of team building, which aimed to foster awareness of what team
spirit is and to prompt commitment to the common targets and goals of the team.

Mission statement

It’s bold.
Our mission is to create and promote a market-oriented house that can fulfill the conditions
our clients ask for: safety, comfort and most important, low price. As a participant at the
Solar Decathlon Europe, Romania’s team, PRISPA, has reached its first and utmost important
goal: to prove we too can develop a sustainable and ecological project. What we provide to
the real estate is the first, but determined step to an environment-friendly client service.

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Values Target public & m arket

They’re our heart and soul. It’s dynamic.

The name of the team, PRISPA, means a PRISPA aims to provide the market with a
traditional porch in Romanian language. That flexible design, that will be appealing to more
is why we can successfully acknowledge the categories of the public, depending on income
fact that tradition stays at the very basis of our and preferred lifestyle. In addition, we have
creation. Along with design, modernity and taken into consideration a wider variable,
natural look, these are the core values that lead which is the profile of the current reside ntial
us to the ade quate house for our future clients. market and the prospective directions
it might evolve in, with the possibility of
The multidisciplinary educational past of our
transfer the prototype to rural areas.
team members ensure us to create a complete
and complex vision. Architecture, design,
engineering, journalism, art, management
We have established 3 different
and communication, these are the fields
pricing ranges depending on the
that our members belong to and that help
number of units produced /
us provide the best ideas to the market. Our
year:
perspectives come together into a multilateral
view of the best product on the residential,
environment-friendly market so far.
A. Prispa 200 = 200.000 EUR if 1 or 2
On a daily basis, most people rarely appreciate Prispa Units / year - available for families
the invaluable sources of energy that nature with high and middle-high income levels
relentlessly provides. Solar energy is one of
these sources. Portrayed in every textbook
as a renewable and inexhaustible resource, B. Prispa 130 = 130.00 0 EUR if 100 Prispa
it is hardly used as such in real life. Units / year - available for families with high,
middle-high and middle income levels
PRISPA team aims to bring under close
scrutiny the advantages of leading an
environmentally friendly lifestyle, prompting
C. Prispa 90 = 90.000 EUR if 100 0 Prispa
our public not only to use solar energy,
Units / year - available for families with high,
but first, to get acquainted, to underst and
middle-high, middle and low income levels
and then to love all the tiny ways they can
employ in their lifestyle to become more
environmentally friendly themselves. It is
High income level - more than
our core belief that the moment solar energy
4000 EUR / month
grows in popularity in our own society and
its use has gone large-scale, PRISPA team Middle-high income level - 200 0-
has reached all its goals. Solar Decathlon 4000 EUR / month
provides an outlet for all our energy to go
Middle income level - 100 0
to its best use and convince our publics
- 2000 EUR / month
that solar and friendly are the ways to b
Low income level - less than
100 0 EUR / month

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 Project description

Our greatest work... in progress.

Prispa Website We were proud to be qualified for the Solar Decathlon
Europe 2012, so we took all our enthusiasm, drive and
idealism, fused them with our cultural background and
It’s clean. came up with a reinforced identity of our team and
www.prispa.org project. We are now in the first stages of our progress,
Project Manager building a solid nucleus for future development.
Adina Badulescu
The architectural design of our project reinterprets eleme nts of
adinabadulescu@yahoo.co.uk
the traditional Romanian architecture and put them together
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in an original way in order to achieve one very specific design.
Our key spatial motif is “prispa”, the traditional Romanian
Communications Coordinator
porch, defining a gradual transition between a house and its
Delia-Mihaela Apintei
surroundings. The entire design revolves around the porch –
apintei.delia@gmail.com
“prispa“, detached from the ground and the hearth – “vatra”,
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generating the interior spatial composition. The exterior
porch traps the interior, where the hearth centers itself as a
Sponsorship Manager
fixed element, empowered by the mobility of the other
Inna Gavrilita
components (furniture, glazing walls, exterior envelope of the
inna.gavrilita@gmail.com
porch). The apparent simplicity of the atmosphere gradually
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reveals protection in a comforting space distribution.
Webmaster, IT Manager Natural lighting is filtered by the façade, which offers shading
Mihai Toader in summer and protection during winter. Artificial lighting
mihai.pasti@yahoo.com will be provided by fluorescent, incandescent or LED systems
0040 767 00 70 00 according to each room’s destination. As far as engineering and
construction is concerned, the main goals are to achieve energy
efficiency in a comfortable lifestyle and to produce electrical
energy with BIPV solutions. It is important for us to integrate
technology in architecture, especially our energy solutions of
the roof and façades. Besides reducing the energy consumption,
it is important to create a healthy indoor environment. We
have chosen simple and sustainable materials like wood and
a mixture of loam and clay, to ensure local manufacture and
thus a friendly attitude towards the environment. Metals
will be carefully used as ultimately necessary resources,
for example iron joints for solid foundation in structure.

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In terms of information dissemination, a key event to our team’s progress was our first official
presentation. We recently attended the general meeting of the National Council of the
Romanian Order of Architects (OAR) were we presented our audience details on both the
competition itself (its goals and general profile - standards, organizers, tasks, evaluation
criteria) and Romania’s first participation. We enco untered very enthusiastic people, thrilled
to meet the team that will place a winner’s sticker next to Romania’s name. We asked for their
support and they were more than glad to offer their know-how and experience. We explained
the way we have come together and how we have been working so far, obtaining a verbal
agreement from the board of OAR for their support and collaboration in this competition.
All in all, we have so far put together our main ideas and creativity to generate our
leading concept: PRISPA. Faced with our first Deliverable, we are happy to have
seen a collaborative effort from all our team members and crew. The universities
have started working well together, guiding their students, and last but not least
our minds are shaping up the PRISPA with more and more vivid imagery.

Universities :

Associated universities:
“Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism
(UAUIM) University Politehnica of Bucharest (UPB)
Technical University Of Civil Engineering of Bucharest (UTCB)

Collaborating universities:
University of Bucharest (UB)
National University of Arts Bucharest (UNA)
National School of Political and Administrative Studies (SNSPA)
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USAMV)
The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (ASE)
“I. L. Caragiale” National University of Theater and Cinematography (UNATC)

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List of team members
Students – Team Officers :

Andrei Mihai Murariu Construction Manager

UTCB, Faculty of Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Buildings
Msi in Civil and Industrial design in seismic zones, 2nd year
Biborka Bartha Project Architect
UAUIM, Faculty of Architecture, 5th year
Bogdan Grigorie Project Engineer
UPB, Faculty of Energetycs, Industrial Informatics, 4th year
Marius Eremia Soflete Structural Engineer
UTCB, Faculty of Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Buildings
Msi in Structural Engineering, 1st year
Adrian Bogdan Neculae Electrical Engineer
UPB, Faculty of Power Engineering, Power Systems
Msc in Power Systems Engineering, 2nd year
Oana Maria Baloi Student team leader
USAMV, Faculty of Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, 4th year
Claudia Badiu Health & Safety Officer
UTCB, doctoral studies, Faculty of Civil,
Industrial and Agricultural Buildings
Octavian Timu Fire Watch Captain
UTCB, Faculty of Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Buildings, 4th year
Catalin Gauloiu Contest Captain
UPB, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Msi in Building Energetic Audit and Certification, 2nd year
Adrian Mircea Bucica Instrumentation Contact
UPB, Power Engineering Faculty,Electrical , Power System
Msi in Building Energetics.Audit and Certification, 2nd year
Delia-Mihaela Apintei Communications Coordinator
SNSPA, Faculty of Communication and Public Relations
Msi in Project Management, 1st year
Inna Gavrilita Sponsorship Manager
SNSPA, Faculty of Communication and Public Relations
Msi in Project Management, 1st year

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Decathletes :

Tudor Botezatu Decathlete

UNATC, Faculty of Cinematography, 3rd year
BA, Faculty of Letters, Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences

Andrei Bulgaru Decathlete

UPB, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, 2nd year

Catalin Caraza Decathlete

UTCB, Faculty of Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Buildings, 4th year

Ana-Maria Florescu Decathlete

UTCB, doctoral studies, Faculty of Building Services and Equipments
MSc in comfort and energy efficiency

Silvia Grecu Decathlete

SNSPA, Faculty of Communication and Public Relations
MSi in Project Management, 1st year

Lucian Hirtescu Decathlete

UPB, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, MSi in Nuclear Engineering, 2nd year

Stefan Iordachescu Decathlete

BA, Romanian Banking Institute, Faculty of Finance and Banking
UTCB, Faculty of Installations and Equipments of Atmosphere
Protection Installation Engineering, 1st year

Claudia Leca Decathlete

UB, Faculty of Geography, Msi in Meteorology-Hydrology,1st year

Sergiu Lionte Decathlete

UTCB, Faculty of Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Buildings
MSi in Energetic efficiency of installations in buildings, 2nd year

Dorin Lupei Decathlete

UB, Faculty of Geography, 2nd year

Andreea-Daniel Machidon Decathlete

UAUIM, Faculty of Interior Architecture, 4th year

Andreea Mihaiu Decathlete

UNA, Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, Graphic design, 2nd year

Irina Mot Decathlete

UAUIM, Faculty of Architecture, 5th year

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Ana-Maria Neacsu Decathlete
UB, Faculty of Communication and Public Relations, 2nd year

Dorinel Neacsu Decathlete

UPB, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Systems, 4th year

Mihai Pasti Decathlete

UTCB, Faculty of Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Buildings,
Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Buildings, 1st year

Raluca Paun Decathlete

UAUIM, Faculty of Architecture, 4th year

Andra PavelDecathlete
UNA, Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, Industrial Design, 3rd year

Florin Traian Pistoleanu Decathlete

SNSPA, Faculty of Communications and Public Relations
Msi in Project Management, 1st year

Liviana Popa Decathlete

UNA, Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, Graphic Design, 2nd year

Loredana Mihaela Popa Decathlete

UB, Faculty of Geography, Meteorology And Hydrology, 2nd year

Marilena Elena Popa Decathlete

UAUIM, Faculty of Interior Architecture, 3rd year, Erasmus, Madrid

Adriana-Valentina Potlog Decathlete

UAUIM, Faculty of Architecture, 5th year

Sorina Rotaru Decathlete

UNA, Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, Product Design, 1st year

Stefan Sandu Decathlete

UPB, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, 2nd year

Elena Tudor Decathlete

UB, Faculty of Geography, Meteorology And Hydrology, 2nd year

Nicoleta Vica Decathlete

UNA, Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, Industrial Design, 2nd year

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Teachers – Team Members :

Mihnea Ghildus Team Member

UNA, Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design,
Product Design Department
degree Assistant Professor
speciality designer
studies doctoral studies, UNA, master in integral design
research field inovation in product design
teaching areas industrial design, interior design

Veronica Marin Team Member

UAUIM, Faculty of Architecture, Department of History &
Theory of Architecture and Heritage Conservation
degree Asistant Professor
speciality architect
studies PhD, UAUIM and Lyon Institut of Urbanism
research field housing policies, sustainable development, participatory planning
teaching areas housing theory, housing policies, integrated
urban plans, local development strategies

Oana Mihaescu Team Member, representative of the team in PRISPA Association

UAUIM, Faculty of Architecture, Technical Sciences Chair
degree Assistant Professor
speciality architect
studies doctoral studies in architecture, MSc in urbanism
research field educ ation through sustainable architecture,
accessibility in buildings and urban space
teaching areas architectural technology, architectural detailing

Petru Postolache Team Member

UPB, Faculty of Power Engineering, Electric
Power Systems Department
degree Professor
speciality engineer
studies PhD, UPB
research field electric power distribution, electric energy efficiency, renewable
energy, distributed energy resources systems
integration into electrical power network
teaching areas electric energy processing, electrical energy audit , impact
of distributed generation on electrical power quality

Dorina Onescu-Tarbujaru Team Member

UAUIM, Faculty of Interior Architecture, Chair of Interior Design
degree Lecturer
speciality architect
studies PhD, UAUIM
research field interior architecture and design, rehabilitation of
buildings and historic monuments
teaching areas interior design, reconversion of buildings

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PRISPA Association

They’re right behind us.

PRISPA Association is designed to be the financial and institutional engine for the PRISPA
team. UAUIM, UTCB and UPB have corroborated their efforts in order to create a joint effort
needed for this complex contest. The Association aims to put forward a reliable platform
available to anyone involved in the project, from stude nts and professionals, to companies
and organizations, thus creating a tightly-knit network whose purpose is to aid PRISPA
team to develop their concepts. To this end, all three universities from the association
proposed the members of the original Management Unit to become Board of Directors.

Radu Pana Faculty Advisor, representative of UAUIM in PRISPA Association

UAUIM, Faculty of Architecture, Technical Sciences Chair, head of chair
degree Associate Professor
speciality architect
studies PhD in architecture
research field architectural acoustics, noise protection, sunlight and
sun protection of buildings, hygro-thermal analysis
teaching areas architectural technology, architectural detailing, building physics

Adrian Nicolae Sandu Team Member, representative of UTCB in PRISPA Association

UTCB, Faculty of Building Services, Department of Hydraulic,
Thermal Installations and Atmosphere Protection
degree Lector
speciality engineer
studies PhD, “La Rochelle” University; PhD, UTCB; MSc, “La Rochelle” University
research field indoor air comfort, indoor air quality, particles type indoor pollutants
teaching areas building services installing technology

Ioana Pisica Team Member, representative of UPB in PRISPA Association

UPB, Faculty of Power Engineering, Electric Power Systems Department
degree Assistant Professor
speciality engineer
studies doctoral studies in power systems, MSc in engineering
research field artificial intelligence techniques applications in power systems
teaching areas artificial techniques, electric power networks, numerical
methods, computer programming
Board of Directors of PRISPA Association :
Adina Badulescu Project Manager, representative of the team in PRISPA Association
studies MSc in architecture, UAUIM, Faculty of Architecture
speciality architect, property and business valuer

Pierre Bortnowski Team Crew, representative of the team in PRISPA Association

studies BA in architecture, “Saint Luc” Institute of Architecture Brussels,
Erasmus in Politehnica University of Timisoara
speciality architect
Ana-Maria Florescu Decathlete, representative of the team in PRISPA Association
studies doctoral studies, UTCB, MSc in comfort and energy efficiency,

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 Faculty of Building Services and Equipments
speciality engineer

Catalin Gauloiu Contest Captain, representative of the team in PRISPA Association

studies master in building energetics, audit and certification, UPB, Faculty
of Power Engineering, Electrical Power System Department,
speciality engineer

Alexandru Ionita Team Crew, representative of the team in PRISPA Association

studies UNA, Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, Product Design Department
speciality designer

Oana Mihaescu Team Member, representative of the team in PRISPA Association

studies doctoral studies in architecture, MSc in architecture, UAUIM,
Faculty of Architecture, Technical Sciences Chair
speciality architect

Supporting teachers:

Prof Dr. Arch. Emil Barbu Popescu

Preside nt of UAUIM

Prof. Dr. Arch. Ana-Maria Dabija

UAUIM, Faculty of Architecture, Technical Sciences Chair

Prof. Dr. Arch. Cristina Ochinciuc

UAUIM, Faculty of Architecture, Basics of Architectural Design Department,
Architectural Design Chair 2

Assoc. Prof Dr. Arch. Mihai Opreanu

UAUIM, Faculty of Architecture, Technical Sciences Chair

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arch. Carmen Dumitrescu

UAUIM, Faculty of Architecture, Arhitectural Study of Form and Ambience Chair

Lect. Dr. Arch. Codina Duşoiu

UAUIM, Faculty of Architecture, Basics of Architectural Design Department,
Architectural Design Chair 2

Prof. Dr. Eng. Anton Anton

Prorector of UTCB

Prof. Dr. Eng. Iolanda Colda

UTCB, Faculty of Technical Equipment, Head of Technical Equipment Department

Prof. Dr. Eng. Adrian Alexandru Badea,

Prorector of UPB

Prof. Dr. Eng. Nicolae Golovanov

UPB, Unesco Chair Of Engineering Sciences

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Conf. Dr. Ing. Laurentiu Lipan
UPB, Faculty of Power Engineering, Electric Power Systems Department

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgeta Bandoc

UB, Faculty of Geography, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology
Collaborating institutions and sponsoring companies

Collaborating universities:
Name: University of Bucharest (UB)
Field of activity: Education

With a national and international prestige acquired ever more than 145 years, the
University of Bucharest is one of the leading institutions of
higher educ ation in Romania. With more than 50 institutes,
departments and research centers in permanent collaboration
with similar centers in other countries, this university has been
and continues to be a valuable promoter of reform measures and
development of the higher educ ation system. UB received the
Diploma of Excellence from the Ministry of Education in 200 0.

The Faculty of Geography, Meteorology and Hydrology Department within the University
of Bucharest are offering to PRISPA team input in the analysis of
environmental factors for a specific location, all data necessary
for our project. Faculty of Communication is providing human
resources for copyrighting and strategy development.

Name: National University of Arts Bucharest (UNA)

Field of activity: Education, Research UNA tries to create a valuable link between
universal art forms and the contemporary cultural space, focusing
on a systematic effort or sharing knowledge about the language
and decoding of the creative artistic act. General curriculum
is focused on a perpetually renewed interest in the conc ept of
painting, printing, sculpture and so on, the result is dealing with a
pondering between the rigorous historical and academic definition
of revitalization and continuous redefinition of contemporary art.

The Faculty of Design and Decorative Arts, with Graphic Design and Product Design
departments, is involved with its students in two main project
areas: visual identity and interior and product design.

Name: National School of Political and Administrative Studies (SNSPA)

Field of activity: Education, Research
SNSPA is a public institution of higher educ ation and research with a vision in promoting
and implementing an unique link between academic and real
transformation process in Romania. Developing skills in political
science, administrative, social, economic and communication

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 contribute to national and international change and evolution.
SNSPA will provide project management and communication knowledge, with
the involvement of its students in PRISPA team.

Name: University of Agronomic Sciences and

Veterinary Medicine (USAMV)
Field of activity: Education, Research
USAMV is one of the oldest educ ation institutions in Romania. For more than 157 years of
existence it was focused on high-performance education. The quality of
the education provided, laboratories and work experience centers has
made the USAMV the most representative and prestigious institution
in the field of agronomic and veterinary education in Romania.
The Faculty of Horticulture within the USAMV is offering the PRISPA team the
professional background in landscape architecture.

Name: The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (ASE)

Field of activity: Education, Research
With an activity which has almost reached one hundred years, ASE is conside red to be a
representative of superior economic studies in Romania. In this
perspective, there are agreements concluded with more than one
hundred universities within the country and abroad, providing
quality assurance in education. The educ ational offer is structured in
modules, on various levels, so as to meet the personal and professional
needs and requireme nts of the community members.
Name: “I. L. Caragiale” National University of
Theater and Cinematography (UNATC)
Field of activity: Education, Research
UNATC offers its students the opportunity to major in both theatre and cinematography. The
artistic filament has given a special creative ingredient to the teachers
who come from high level fields dedicated to scene and screen.
Students from UNATC will make sure the audio-video presentation will
show the goals of the PRISPA team.
Note:
Although some of the universities have not yet provided a written agreement that we can use their logos and other
visual identity landmarks, we have their full support, coming equally from professors,
teaching assistants and students. So far, their support has come in the shape of indoor
advertising space within the institution and encouraging students to sign up for the
project, both on formal levels (eg. BA papers on Solar Decathlon) as well as informal.

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Sponsoring companies :
Name: BOSCH
www.bosch-romania.ro

Field of activity: power tools, thermo technology, house hold

appliances, security systems.
Short description: The Bosch Group is a leading global manufacturer of automotive
and industrial technology, consumer goods, and focusing
their interest in the last years in building technology.
Collaboration with PRISPA Team: Full support to Team PRISPA for the
Solar Decathlon Europe 2012 competition.

Name: PriceWaterhouseCoopers
http://www.pwc.com/ro/en
Field of activity: Audit and assurance, Consulting Deals, Human resources, Legal, Tax
Short description: PwC is present on the Romanian market since 1991 and has provided a
wide range of services in assurance, tax, and business consulting.
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: PwC is pleased to provide consulting services to Team
PRISPA for the Solar Decathlon Europe 2012 competition.

Name: David&Baias
www.david-baias.ro
Short description: D&B David and Baias, law firm correspondent to PwC in Romania,
provides you with integrated, innovative and pragmatic solutions,
by providing assistance, representation and legal advice.
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: Legal support for Team PRISPA and PRISPA association.

Name: DC Communication
www.dccom.ro/
Field of activity: Communications and Public relations
Short description: DC Communication is one of the first company
specialized in Public Relations from Romania.
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: Support the project development, help at the
implementations of communications strategy.

Name: IPCT Instalatii

www.ipctinst.ro
Field of activity: The functioning departments of the company are: heating
and gas installations, sanitary installations, electrical
installations, research, consultancy, energy audit, calculation
software applications, computer aided design.
Short description: IPCT INSTALATII is a private capital company
acting in building services field.
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: Design and Engineering consulting
services for Team PRISPA members.

Name: Schneider Electric

www.schneider-electric.ro
Field of activity: Schneider Electric is providing a wide range of services in
the in the following areas: Electrical Energy, Water &
Wastewater, Marine, Oil & Gas, Mining Mineral Metals, Data
Centers, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Hotels, Office Buildings,
Retail, Energy Efficiency, Machine Controls Solutions.
Short description: Schneider Electric is a global company specialized in energy
management. Schneider Electric has always been driven by
an international, innovative and responsible mindset to shape

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 the transformation of the industry it was evolving in.
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: Targeted partners, negotiations in progress.

Name: Eaton
www.eaton.com
Field of activity: Eaton offers a comprehensive portfolio of end-to-end electrical
solutions including distribution, generation, and quality control
equipme nt and full-scale engineering and support services
Short description: Eaton is a global technology leader in diversified power management
solutions that make electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power operate more
efficiently, effectively, safely and sustainably.
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: Targeted partner, negotiation in progress.

Name: Renovation Solar

www.renovatiosolar.ro
Field of activity: Renovatio Solar produces mono and polycrystalline photovoltaic
panels. The products come with specialized associated services:
turnkey photovoltaic projects of various dimensions.
Short description: Renovatio Solar, part of Renovatio Group, is a producer of
high - end photovoltaic panels and also a provider of EPC
services, turnkey solutions and after - sales assistance
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: Targeted partner, negotiation in progress.

Name: GLULAM
www.glulam.ro
Field of activity: Timber structures, thermal insulated panels.
Short description: GLULAM is a Scandinavian majority-stock company,
leader in Romania in production of glued laminated
timber and sandwich thermal insulator panels.
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: Targeted partner, negotiation in progress.

NGO’s :
Name: The Romanian Green Building Council (RoGBC)
www.rogbc.org
Short description: The Romanian Green Building Council is a non-profit, non-
political association encouraging the market, educational, and
legislative conditions necessary to promote high performance
construction that is both sustainable and profitable.
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: General consulting in organizing, events
and fundraising for Team PRISPA.

Name: The General Association of Engineers in Romania (AGIR)

www.agir.ro
Short description: The General Association of Engineers in Romania is a professional
organization, with full autonomy, non-governmental, apolitical,
and with non-profit activity constituted from engineers.
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: Full support for the Team PRISPA.

Name: Academy of Technical Sciences in Romania (ASTR)

www.astr.ro
Short description: The Constitutive Act of The Academy of Technical Sciences was
released on the 17th of October 1997 when the 27 founder members
decide to create a national level forum, in which will take part
personalities from the engineering domain and which purpose

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 is to promote the development of the science research, of the
engineering creation and improvement of the engineering education
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: Full support for the Team PRISPA.

Name: Asociatia pentru Tranzitie Urbana (ATU)

www.atu.org.ro
Short description: We are a non-governmental organization which carries out
projects on topics related to urban sustainable development.
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: Support and promote Solar Decathlon
project, and Team PRISPA.

Name: Project Management Institute (PMI)

http://pmi.ro/
Short description : With more than 265,000 members in over 170 countries, PMI is the
leading membership association for the project management profession
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: Consulting in management for Team PRISPA.

Name: The Association for Renewable Sources

of Energy in Romania (SUNE)
www.sune.ro
Short description : Promotes renewable sources of energy in Romania.
Collaboration with Team PRISPA: Support and promote Solar Decathlon
project, and Team PRISPA.

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Dissemination strategy
Internal dissemination -
communication within the team
We have begun with the creation of the team
and the construction of an efficient group. We
selected students from 9 different faculties,
all of them very motivated about this
adventure. We began with a Team Building
event (22/01/2011) in order to break the ice
and help the team members bond. We then
split into three groups: Design & Engineering,
Strategy & Communication and Fundraising.
During the month of February, all three
groups have been working in parallel to go
the furthest possible in each domain. The
main tool of dissemination has been our
new bible, the SDE 2012 Rules Manual!
Necessary steps
In parallel, the Management Unit, which now
functions as Board of Directors within the
PRISPA Association has been working on
different administrative aspects. We have
obtained from UAUIM a dedicated studio in
the school building (15/02/2011) in which we
have been working within the Prispa team
since then. At the same time, we gathered
the necessary paperwork and authorizations
to create the association that will ensure a
legal existence and a transparency guaranty
towards future sponsors and an easier
management of the resources of the team.
Dissemination towards partners and sponsors
All our existing partners and sponsors have
been very happy to learn about our
qualification. We have received some material
for the organization of the Call for Application
from one of our sponsors, Medical Events
and some consultancy for Fundraising
from RoGBC. Together with PWC, we have
established the constitutive act of the PRISPA
Association. The team has worked on a plan
of target sponsors with whom we are currently
negotiating funding terms for our project.
Recently (26/02/2011), we have presented the
project to the Romanian Order of Architects
during its annual national general assembly.
This was a good opportunity to spread the
word in the Romanian architectural field.
Moreover, we posted a brief about our
team on the Arhiforum platform, the most
popular architecture website in Romania.
Dissemination towards the public
We have prepared a Press Release for
Romania. Together with the involved
universities, our partners and our sponsors,
we will have an official “launching ceremony”.
We are also preparing our participation to
different events to promote the project. One
of them will be the Street Delivery, a street
festival that happens every year in June
(10-12/06/2011) in Bucharest during three
days. This is a very popular happening that
attracts a significant audience. To this end,
we have booked a stand for the Prispa Team.
The third dissemination path we are studying
involves going in schools and interacting
with teenagers and children. It is very
important to create germinal interest for
sustainability, especially in a country that
is not very familiar with the concept.
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 National Council of Romania
Order of Architects, Sinaia,
Romania, 2011.02.25
Andreea Mihaiu, Alexandru
Ionita and Pierre Bortnowski
are about to present the SDE
2012 competition and the Prispa
project to the annual council of
Romanian Order of Architects.

UAUIM , Bucharest, Romania, 2011.02.24

After one of the design team’s meeting, the
wall bears some traces of the discussions!

Sinaia, Romania, 2011.02.26

Workshop in Sinaia with

the studen ts to work on the
Delivarable # 1. Preparation
of the program for the day.

UAUIM , Bucharest, Romania, 2011.02.24

Teo (Dorin Lupei), from the Geography

faculty, presents to the rest of the group the
data’s he has gathered conce rning Madrid
and Bucarest’s climatical conditions.

Sinaia, Romania, 2011.02.26

Workshop in Sinaia with the studen ts to

work on the Delivarable # 1. Everybody
working, with a smile on their face!

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 Sinaia, Romania, 2011.02.26

Workshop in Sinaia with the students

to work on the Delivarable # 1. Sinaia
is a city in the Carpatians, so during
the break, we have done a tour in the
forest to fill up our lungs of fresh air!

Sinaia, Romania, 2011.02.26

Workshop in Sinaia with the studen ts to work on

the Delivarable # 1. Presentation of the different
things left to be done, tentative to be more efficient!

UAUIM , Bucharest, Romania, 2011.02.08

Group picture in our new

working studio in UAUIM.

UAUIM , Bucharest, Romania, 2011.02.03

Design group meeting in February.

Presentation by Mihnea Ghildus on the
Industrialization & Marketing strategy.

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