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Title
Build Challenge
Subtitle
2015
Location
Orange County Great Park, Irvine, California
Date Start
October 8
Date End
 - 18, 2015

University Of California, Irvine; Chapman University; Irvine Valley College; And Saddleback College

Casa Del Sol placed ninth overall at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015. The team, made up of the University of California, Irvine; Chapman University; Irvine Valley College; and Saddleback College, earned second place in the Engineering Contest.

Following the event, Casa Del Sol remained at the Great Park’s festival site where the competition took place. It took a couple of years to determine where the house would permanently reside. In 2017, the Casa Del Sol house was purchased by a private individual. It was relocated to a landscape nursery and opened for viewing, free to the public.

Photo of Casa Del Sol at Solar Decathlon 2015. Enlarge image

Casa Del Sol at its permanent home at The Nursery by Southwinds. (Photo courtesy of Alexander McDonald)

Who: University of California, Irvine; Chapman University; Irvine Valley College; and Saddleback College
What: Casa Del Sol
Where: 
The Nursery by Southwinds
7000 Marine Way
Irvine, CA 92618
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Public tours: Open Monday through Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. unless an event is being held at the space. Call (949) 854-0540 for more info.