2022 Design Challenge Results

2022 Design Challenge Grand Winners: Georgia Institute of Technology & The University of Arizona

2022 DESIGN CHALLENGE GRAND WINNERS

Design Challenge Division and Grand Winners were announced during the Solar Decathlon Competition Event in Golden, Colorado, April 22–24, 2022.

The students from 55 Finalist Teams represented 38 collegiate institutions during the 2022 Design Challenge. Teams competed in one of six divisions: New Housing, Retrofit Housing, Attached Housing, Multifamily Building, Office Building, or Education Building.

A detailed list of the winners is below. Congratulations to all the teams!

2022 DESIGN CHALLENGE GRAND WINNERS

• Residential Divisions, Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides
• Commercial Divisions, The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides

2022 DESIGN CHALLENGE DIVISION WINNERS

New Housing Division

• 1^st place, University of Technology Sydney (Ultimo, Australia)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides
• 2^nd place, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, Wisconsin) & University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides
• 3^rd place, University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, Alaska)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides

Retrofit Housing Division

• 1^st place, Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides
• 2^nd place, University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides
• 3^rd place, The Pennsylvania State University (State College, Pennsylvania)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides

Attached Housing Division

• 1^st place, Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario) 
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides
• 2^nd place, Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)  
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides
• 3^rd place, University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides

Multifamily Building Division

• 1^st place, The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides
• 2^nd place, University of North Texas (Denton, Texas)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides
• 3^rd place, Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides

Office Building Division

• 1^st place, Myongji University (명지대학교) (Seoul, South Korea)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides
• 2^nd place, Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides
• 3^rd place, Tehran University of Art (دانشگاه هنر تهران) (Tehran, Iran)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides

Education Building Division

• 1^st place, University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides
• 2^nd place, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Alexandria, Virginia)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides
• 3^rd place, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico City, Mexico)
• Project Summary; Pitch; Presentation Slides