You're Invited! Solar Decathlon 2023 Build Challenge Open Houses
- Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
- The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
- The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
- University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
- University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
- University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
- Woodbury University, Burbank, California.
Collegiate teams competing in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® 2023 Build Challenge will hold free community open houses for their zero energy homes April 4–18, 2023.
Eleven collegiate teams across the globe have spent nearly two years designing and building full-size, high-performance, low-carbon houses for the competition. These dwellings demonstrate creative solutions to real-world climate issues, as well as long-term durability for local environmental conditions.
See the “Schedule of Open Houses” below to tour a zero energy Solar Decathlon Build Challenge home near you!
Times specified are in local time zones unless otherwise indicated
Ball State University
“Alley House”
- City/State: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Address: 201 N. Temple Ave, Indianapolis, IN
- Westminster/St. Philip Neri neighborhood on the city’s Near Eastside
- Dates: April 4–18
- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: April 4, 5 p.m.
- Specific Tour Times:
- Team website
- News coverage:
- Photos
Brigham Young University
“Triple Dome Home”
- City/State: Provo, UT
- Address: William H. Snell Bldg, Provo, UT 84604
- On Brigham Young University Campus, in between the B-66 and SNLL buildings
- Dates: April 4–18 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. MST, closed Sunday April 9 and 16
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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- City: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Address: Project Vivaan, Hostel 7 Area, Beside PHO Office. IIT Bombay, IIT Area, Mumbai 400067
- Dates: April 8-15
- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: April 8, 10 a.m.
- Specific Tour Times: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. For reservations email: jash.shunyaiitb@gmail.com
- Team website
- News coverage:
- Photos
Texas A&M University
Details coming soon!
The University of British Columbia
- City/State/Country: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Address: 6363 Biological Sciences Rd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4
- Dates: April 14, 15, 16
- Specific Tour Times: 10 am to 4 pm each day
- Team website
- Photos
The University of Kansas
- Address: 3813 Greenway Drive, Lawrence, KS 66046.
- Dates: April 13–16
- Team website
- Specific Tour Times:
- Thursday, April 13: 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
- Friday, April 14: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
- Saturday, April 15: 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: 10 a.m.
- Sunday, April 16: 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
- Please RSVP at: http://evite.me/2U4MksRtv7
- News coverage:
- Photos
University of Colorado Boulder
Details coming soon!
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
“RENU House”
- City/State: Rantoul, Illinois
- Address: 1318 Rockland Drive, Rantoul, Illinois, 61866
- Dates: April 11, 13, 15, and 16
- Specific Tour Times:
- Media Tours: April 11 and 13, 12:30-2:30 p.m. CT
- Community Tours: April 15 and 16, 10am to 2 p.m. CT
- Sign-up for a 30-minute time slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com
/go/10c094aa4ab2ba3f9c70-renu#/ - Team website
- Photos
University of Waterloo
Details coming soon!
University of Wyoming
- City/State: Lander, Wyoming
- Directions: To get to the house from Lander, take Highway 287 south 7.5 miles to Willow Creek Road; drive southwest on Willow Creek Road for 2.5 miles; turn left onto Bristlecone Road for one mile; then turn left onto Big Sky Road to 26 Big Sky Road and follow the signs.
- Dates: April 14–16
- Specific tour times:
- Friday, April 14: 12–5 p.m.
- Saturday, April 15: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday, April 16: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- News coverage:
- Photos
Woodbury University
- City/State: Los Angeles, CA
- Address: Address details will be provided once a tour has been confirmed.
- Date: April 18
- Specific Tour Times: 2 - 5 p.m. PT
- Reservation required. Email kishani.desilva@woodbury.edu to schedule a tour.
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