Speech by Industrial Engineer Daniel Martínez
Speech by Olga Otegui, Engineer
Speech by Paul Riezler
Speech by Architect Gastón Boero
Speech by Architect Andrés Eliseo Cabrera
Mayor Martínez noted that La Casa Uruguaya is La Casa Uruguaya a hub for the development of ideas that enable us to adopt more environmentally friendly practices," and he highlighted "the creativity, the contribution of ideas, the generation of new thinking, and the entrepreneurial spirit of young Uruguayan men and women."
For her part, Ms. Otegui said that for the Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Mining, "this project is very important because it will foster the development of national capabilities," and she emphasized that the fact that the company is 100% Uruguayan is part of the challenge of "achieving a synergy between energy and industry."
La Casa Uruguaya in the world finals of the international Solar Decathlon competition in Cali, Colombia, this December.
It involves the design and construction of a self-sustaining housing unit powered by renewable solar energy and with a minimal ecological footprint, which can be mass-produced, is low-cost, and innovative.