Daily Nebraskan (Lincoln, March 11) -- U. of I. students have designed three preliminary models of sustainable homes that could be quickly constructed and assembled for families who have lost their homes to natural disasters. The designs are the results a 2010 Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon. While in the planning stages of the competition, an EF2 tornado hit an Illinois town, inspiring the students to design a solution for displaced families. The students came up with a 1,000-square-foot solar-powered modular come they called “Re_home.”