DOE Solar Decathlon 'People's Choice' lauds collegiate designers of low-carbon buildings
Feb. 24, 2022
U.S. DOE says the 10 contests at the competition's core challenge students to design and build high-performance, low-carbon buildings that mitigate climate change and improve quality of life through greater affordability, resilience and energy efficiency.
The DOE's Solar Decathlon is billed as a collegiate competition "that has inspired thousands of students worldwide to enter the clean energy workforce since its inception in 2002."
The Solar Decathlon's winners "are those teams that best blend architectural and engineering excellence with innovation," as stated by the DOE.
The teams on the 20th Anniversary People's Choice Award ballot represent competition and People's Choice winners from the past 20 years.
Solar Decathlon Build Challenge Candidates on the 20th Anniversary ballot include:
University of Colorado, Boulder | 2002 Competition Winner
Crowder College | 2002 People's Choice Winner
University of Colorado, Denver and Boulder | 2005 Competition Winner
University of Maryland | 2005 People's Choice Winner
Technische Universität Darmstadt | 2007 Competition Winner
University of Maryland | 2007 People's Choice Winner
Team Germany | 2009 Competition Winner
University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 2009 People's Choice Winner
University of Maryland | 2011 Competition Winner
Appalachian State University | 2011 People's Choice Winner
Team Austria | 2013 Competition Winner
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 2013 People's Choice Winner
Stevens Institute of Technology | 2015 Competition Winner
Swiss Team | 2017 Competition Winner
Netherlands: HU University of Applied Science Utrecht | 2017 People's Choice Winner
University of Colorado, Boulder | 2020 Competition Winner
Chile: Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María | 2020 People's Choice Winner
Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Candidates on the 20th Anniversary ballot include:
State University of New York, Syracuse University, and Onondaga Community College | 2014 Best Single-Family Detached Design
Ryerson University | 2014 Best Single-Family Attached Design
University of Minnesota | 2015 Grand Winner
Prairie View A&M University | 2016 Grand Winner
Ryerson University and University of Toronto | 2017 Grand Winner
Prairie View A&M University | 2018 Grand Winner
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 2019 Grand Winner
University of Oregon | 2020 Grand Winner, Commercial
Miami University | 2020 Grand Winner, Residential
University of Oregon | 2021 Grand Winner, Commercial
Northwestern University | 2021 Grand Winner, Residential
The winning teams will be announced at the competition's 20th Anniversary Celebration event, which will be held concurrently with the Solar Decathlon Competition event, from April 24-26, 2022.
