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Solar Decathlon 2011

Final Results

The final results of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 are presented below.

Competition Scores and Standings

Standings

The final team standings and scores for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 are shown below. See scores by team or scores by contest by clicking the tabs. You can also click any link within the chart to see scoring details.

For additional scoring information, including detailed measurement data for each team and contest, see the scoring spreadsheet (ZIP 2.5 MB).

1. Maryland 951.151 Architecture: 96.000 points (ranked 1)Market Appeal: 94.000 points (ranked 2)Engineering: 89.000 points (ranked 4)Communications: 88.000 points (ranked 3)Affordability: 91.366 points (ranked 12)Comfort Zone: 96.139 points (ranked 3)Hot Water: 100.000 points (ranked T1)Appliances: 99.798 points (ranked 2)Home Entertainment: 97.847 points (ranked T3)Energy Balance: 100.000 points (ranked T1)
2. Purdue 931.390 Architecture: 80.000 points (ranked T17)Market Appeal: 91.000 points (ranked 5)Engineering: 87.000 points (ranked 6)Communications: 83.000 points (ranked 6)Affordability: 99.215 points (ranked 2)Comfort Zone: 98.529 points (ranked 2)Hot Water: 98.750 points (ranked 3)Appliances: 98.833 points (ranked 6)Home Entertainment: 97.063 points (ranked 7)Energy Balance: 100.000 points (ranked T1)
3. New Zealand 919.058 Architecture: 95.000 points (ranked 2)Market Appeal: 93.000 points (ranked 3)Engineering: 93.000 points (ranked 1)Communications: 84.000 points (ranked 5)Affordability: 94.653 points (ranked 9)Comfort Zone: 77.347 points (ranked 12)Hot Water: 100.000 points (ranked T1)Appliances: 86.478 points (ranked 14)Home Entertainment: 96.579 points (ranked 8)Energy Balance: 100.000 points (ranked T1)
4. Middlebury College 914.809 Architecture: 93.000 points (ranked 4)Market Appeal: 95.000 points (ranked 1)Engineering: 82.000 points (ranked 11)Communications: 90.000 points (ranked 1)Affordability: 96.743 points (ranked 5)Comfort Zone: 81.633 points (ranked 7)Hot Water: 97.375 points (ranked 5)Appliances: 99.269 points (ranked 4)Home Entertainment: 98.560 points (ranked 1)Energy Balance: 83.229 points (ranked 4)
5. Ohio State 903.938 Architecture: 86.000 points (ranked 11)Market Appeal: 83.000 points (ranked 13)Engineering: 88.000 points (ranked 5)Communications: 80.000 points (ranked 9)Affordability: 96.402 points (ranked 6)Comfort Zone: 98.652 points (ranked 1)Hot Water: 100.000 points (ranked T1)Appliances: 93.593 points (ranked 10)Home Entertainment: 90.206 points (ranked 15)Energy Balance: 88.586 points (ranked 3)
6. SCI-Arc/Caltech 899.490 Architecture: 89.000 points (ranked 8)Market Appeal: 69.000 points (ranked 17)Engineering: 91.000 points (ranked 2)Communications: 82.000 points (ranked 7)Affordability: 98.750 points (ranked 3)Comfort Zone: 88.200 points (ranked 6)Hot Water: 100.000 points (ranked T1)Appliances: 93.707 points (ranked 9)Home Entertainment: 98.333 points (ranked 2)Energy Balance: 100.000 points (ranked T1)
7. Illinois 875.715 Architecture: 83.000 points (ranked 14)Market Appeal: 89.000 points (ranked 7)Engineering: 73.000 points (ranked 16)Communications: 79.000 points (ranked 10)Affordability: 95.819 points (ranked 8)Comfort Zone: 61.833 points (ranked 17)Hot Water: 98.250 points (ranked 4)Appliances: 99.955 points (ranked 1)Home Entertainment: 97.358 points (ranked 10)Energy Balance: 100.000 points (ranked T1)
8. Tennessee 859.132 Architecture: 92.000 points (ranked 5)Market Appeal: 77.000 points (ranked 15)Engineering: 90.000 points (ranked 3)Communications: 78.000 points (ranked 11)Affordability: 46.633 points (ranked 18)Comfort Zone: 80.343 points (ranked 9)Hot Water: 100.000 points (ranked T1)Appliances: 99.591 points (ranked 3)Home Entertainment: 96.565 points (ranked 9)Energy Balance: 100.000 points (ranked T1)
9. Team Massachusetts 856.351 Architecture: 87.000 points (ranked 10)Market Appeal: 92.000 points (ranked 4)Engineering: 84.000 points (ranked 9)Communications: 49.000 points (ranked 18)Affordability: 98.209 points (ranked 4)Comfort Zone: 77.896 points (ranked 11)Hot Water: 96.375 points (ranked 6)Appliances: 93.849 points (ranked 12)Home Entertainment: 94.362 points (ranked 12)Energy Balance: 96.160 points (ranked 2)
10. Canada 836.423 Architecture: 80.000 points (ranked T17)Market Appeal: 87.000 points (ranked 9)Engineering: 83.000 points (ranked 10)Communications: 81.000 points (ranked 8)Affordability: 96.395 points (ranked 7)Comfort Zone: 61.347 points (ranked 18)Hot Water: 99.500 points (ranked 2)Appliances: 95.599 points (ranked 7)Home Entertainment: 97.569 points (ranked 4)Energy Balance: 56.013 points (ranked 5)
11. Florida Int'l 833.159 Architecture: 88.000 points (ranked 9)Market Appeal: 85.000 points (ranked 11)Engineering: 72.000 points (ranked 17)Communications: 76.000 points (ranked 12)Affordability: 83.494 points (ranked 15)Comfort Zone: 81.070 points (ranked 8)Hot Water: 86.000 points (ranked 9)Appliances: 82.940 points (ranked 16)Home Entertainment: 89.655 points (ranked 16)Energy Balance: 100.000 points (ranked T1)
12. Appalachian State 832.499 Architecture: 94.000 points (ranked 3)Market Appeal: 90.000 points (ranked 6)Engineering: 80.000 points (ranked 13)Communications: 89.000 points (ranked 2)Affordability: 90.768 points (ranked 13)Comfort Zone: 72.663 points (ranked 15)Hot Water: 100.000 points (ranked T1)Appliances: 81.640 points (ranked 17)Home Entertainment: 97.847 points (ranked T3)Energy Balance: 36.580 points (ranked 6)
13. Parsons NS Stevens 828.816 Architecture: 91.000 points (ranked 6)Market Appeal: 86.000 points (ranked 10)Engineering: 85.000 points (ranked 8)Communications: 72.000 points (ranked 13)Affordability: 100.000 points (ranked T1)Comfort Zone: 78.724 points (ranked 10)Hot Water: 100.000 points (ranked T1)Appliances: 91.984 points (ranked 13)Home Entertainment: 88.939 points (ranked 17)Energy Balance: 35.169 points (ranked 7)
14. Tidewater Virginia 774.910 Architecture: 82.000 points (ranked 15)Market Appeal: 88.000 points (ranked 8)Engineering: 64.000 points (ranked 19)Communications: 67.000 points (ranked 15)Affordability: 92.439 points (ranked 10)Comfort Zone: 92.881 points (ranked 4)Hot Water: 93.750 points (ranked T7)Appliances: 98.255 points (ranked 5)Home Entertainment: 96.586 points (ranked 6)
15. Team China 765.471 Architecture: 90.000 points (ranked 7)Market Appeal: 81.000 points (ranked 14)Engineering: 86.000 points (ranked 7)Communications: 71.000 points (ranked 14)Affordability: 90.439 points (ranked 14)Comfort Zone: 91.816 points (ranked 5)Hot Water: 93.750 points (ranked T7)Appliances: 87.938 points (ranked 15)Home Entertainment: 90.938 points (ranked 13)Energy Balance: 3.590 points (ranked 8)
16. Team Belgium 709.843 Architecture: 84.000 points (ranked T13)Market Appeal: 67.000 points (ranked 18)Engineering: 74.000 points (ranked 15)Communications: 41.000 points (ranked 19)Affordability: 100.000 points (ranked T1)Comfort Zone: 64.597 points (ranked 16)Hot Water: 89.688 points (ranked 8)Appliances: 95.065 points (ranked 8)Home Entertainment: 96.994 points (ranked 5)
17. Team New York 677.356 Architecture: 84.000 points (ranked T13)Market Appeal: 76.000 points (ranked 16)Engineering: 81.000 points (ranked 12)Communications: 85.000 points (ranked 4)Affordability: 67.931 points (ranked 17)Comfort Zone: 56.401 points (ranked 19)Hot Water: 62.500 points (ranked 11)Appliances: 72.592 points (ranked 19)Home Entertainment: 94.682 points (ranked 11)
18. Team New Jersey 669.352 Architecture: 81.000 points (ranked 16)Market Appeal: 64.000 points (ranked 19)Engineering: 78.000 points (ranked 14)Communications: 50.000 points (ranked 17)Affordability: 75.851 points (ranked 16)Comfort Zone: 74.628 points (ranked 13)Hot Water: 85.687 points (ranked 10)Appliances: 92.411 points (ranked 11)Home Entertainment: 86.775 points (ranked 18)
19. Team Florida 619.006 Architecture: 85.000 points (ranked 12)Market Appeal: 84.000 points (ranked 12)Engineering: 66.000 points (ranked 18)Communications: 58.000 points (ranked 16)Affordability: 91.581 points (ranked 11)Comfort Zone: 73.191 points (ranked 14)Appliances: 75.945 points (ranked 18)Home Entertainment: 90.788 points (ranked 14)
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Last updated: Oct. 1, 2011, at 03:47 p.m.

Overall scores reflect penalties, but individual contest scores do not. Therefore, the total score presented may not match the sum of contest scores.

Scores by Team

See the final team scores for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 by choosing from the links below. See overall standings or scores by contest by clicking the tabs.

Scores by Contest

See the final scores for each of the 10 contests of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 by choosing from the links below. See overall standings or scores by team by clicking the tabs.

Scores by Date

The daily scores of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 are shown below.

Teams Sep 22 Sep 23 Sep 24 Sep 25 Sep 26 Sep 27 Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 30 Oct 1
New Zealand 4.786 21.393 69.468 107.102 177.744 302.009 442.813 558.556 826.041 919.058
Team Florida 4.493 18.766 53.696 75.233 109.440 229.440 334.368 419.983 535.006 619.006
Tidewater Virginia 5.062 21.270 73.525 108.808 182.667 309.692 443.583 534.309 686.910 774.910
Team New Jersey 4.310 18.697 49.176 80.328 137.578 245.019 374.892 477.248 605.352 669.352
Purdue 5.622 24.198 75.872 118.702 193.360 327.460 454.093 567.327 840.390 931.390
Tennessee 5.103 21.710 72.897 112.888 184.449 264.048 405.724 520.340 782.132 859.132
Middlebury College 3.714 19.807 70.736 108.620 181.435 306.723 450.893 558.122 819.814 914.809
Parsons NS Stevens 5.117 20.827 71.641 110.527 181.134 312.290 452.397 560.839 742.816 828.816
Appalachian State 3.378 20.281 72.004 112.419 182.991 308.734 449.841 549.316 742.499 832.499
Florida Int'l 5.288 20.161 45.457 71.424 143.328 246.941 384.711 481.046 748.159 833.159
Canada 4.185 20.498 68.921 102.719 171.327 297.133 425.023 530.105 749.423 836.423
Team Belgium 1.598 16.492 59.290 95.877 158.863 287.923 420.542 519.285 642.843 709.843
Team China 5.596 24.647 50.602 81.112 159.118 282.635 419.536 531.756 684.471 765.471
Maryland 5.702 24.566 77.060 119.538 193.790 321.347 469.458 579.617 857.151 951.151
Illinois 4.159 19.092 64.221 104.476 172.278 294.969 423.119 520.526 786.731 875.715
Team Massachusetts 1.998 14.789 48.482 89.306 161.203 284.572 420.195 528.779 764.351 856.351
SCI-Arc/Caltech 4.488 20.074 58.634 99.175 170.576 304.414 447.324 564.816 830.490 899.490
Team New York 1.691 16.182 58.260 95.082 152.039 235.112 358.503 462.150 601.356 677.356
Ohio State 5.229 23.130 75.225 117.454 192.702 323.950 462.398 576.455 820.938 903.938
Last updated: Oct. 1, 2011, at 03:25 p.m.


People's Choice Award

Appalachian State University won the Solar Decathlon 2011 People's Choice Award for its entry, Solar Homestead. This award gives the public the opportunity to vote for its favorite house. In 2011, more than 90,000 votes were cast.