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2023 Build Challenge Results

2023 Build Challenge Grand Winners: Ball State Universit

Build Challenge winners were announced during the Solar Decathlon Competition Event in Golden, Colorado, April 20–23, 2023.

A detailed list of the winners is below. Congratulations to the 11 finalist teams!

2023 Build Challenge Overall Winners

  • 1st Place, Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
  • 2nd Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India
  • 3rd Place, The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia

2023 Build Challenge Contest Winners

Architecture

  • 1st Place, The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 2nd Place, Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
  • 3rd Place, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign—Urbana, Illinois

Engineering

  • 1st Place, University of Waterloo—Waterloo, Ontario
  • 2nd Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India
  • 3rd Place, University of Colorado Boulder—Boulder, Colorado

Market Analysis

  • 1st Place, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign—Urbana, Illinois
  • 2nd Place, Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
  • 3rd Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India

Durability and Resilience

  • 1st Place, University of Colorado Boulder—Boulder, Colorado
  • 2nd Place, The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 3rd Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India

Embodied Environmental Impact

  • 1st Place, The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 2nd Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India
  • 3rd Place, University of Wyoming—Laramie, Wyoming

Integrated Performance

  • 1st Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India
  • 2nd Place, Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
  • 3rd Place, The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia

Occupant Experience

  • 1st Place (4-way tie), Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
  • 1st Place (4-way tie), The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1st Place (4-way tie), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India
  • 1st Place (4-way tie), University of Wyoming—Laramie, Wyoming

Comfort and Environmental Quality

  • 1st Place, University of Wyoming—Laramie, Wyoming
  • 2nd Place, The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
  • 3rd Place, The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia

Energy Performance

  • 1st Place (3-way tie), Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
  • 1st Place (3-way tie), The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
  • 1st Place (3-way tie), University of Wyoming—Laramie, Wyoming

Presentation

  • 1st Place, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign—Urbana, Illinois
  • 2nd Place, Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
  • 3rd Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India