The Solar Decathlon Alumni Association is seeking former decathletes from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon as part of a fall membership drive. The goal is to sign up 1,500 Solar Decathlon alumni by Dec. 31, 2011. Student and faculty alumni of Solar Decathlon 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 are eligible for membership.

The mission of the alumni association is to provide a forum for former decathletes to connect and build relationships, expand their knowledge base, and support future Solar Decathlon competitions.

Membership is free for former decathletes. Join now by visiting the alumni association’s membership page.

Amy Vaughn is the web coordinator of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.

Sam Champion films a Just One Thing segment inside Virginia Tech’s Lumenhaus. Credit: Kelly Shimoda/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon

Virginia Tech’s U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2009 entry, Lumenhaus, traveled to New York’s Times Square this week, where it wowed passersby and wooed audiences on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

Watch a video clip of “Good Morning America” weather anchor Sam Champion interviewing Virginia Tech team member Chip Clark, or see additional photos of Lumenhaus in Times Square on Flickr.

The next stop on the house’s tour will be Madrid, Spain, to compete in Solar Decathlon Europe this June.