Solar Decathlon Blog - 2024 Design Challenge

Kick Off Your 2024 Design Challenge with the Competition Organizers!

Thinking about joining the 2024 Design Challenge?

Jump into your U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon^® competition experience at the Kickoff Webinar!

Join us on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at 1 p.m. EDT to hear about:

• Design Challenge changes for 2024, including new division breakdowns and the 10 updated contests.
• Mentor program opportunities for alumni and current teams.
• Competition timelines, including the semifinal and final events.
• And more…

Add the Sept. 5 Kickoff Webinar to your calendar today!

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Are you a student or professor interested in transforming buildings to tackle the climate crisis?

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon^® is seeking collegiate student participants from diverse majors to join the next round of the zero energy building design competition. Students from collegiate institutions in the United States and around the world are encouraged to form interdisciplinary teams and register!

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_{Solar Decathlon 2023 Design Challenge teams showcase models of their sustainable building designs during the Competition Event at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Photo by Vern Slocum, NREL.}

Are you a collegiate student interested in transforming buildings to serve communities and the planet? The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon^® is seeking student participants from diverse majors to join the next round of the zero-energy building design competition.

The Design Challenge is an annual design competition challenging interdisciplinary teams of collegiate students to create high-performance, low-carbon building designs that address real-world issues related to climate resilience, affordability, and environmental justice.

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