University of California, Berkeley & University of San Francisco*
This finalist team will not be competing in spring 2023 and will instead be exhibiting their zero energy home in spring 2024.
Team Name: UC Berkeley + University of San Francisco. Sustainability, Education, and Arts Development (SEAD) Center
Build Location: Tiny House Empowerment Village (THEV)—the world’s first tiny house village for formerly unhoused youth aged 18–25, Oakland, California
This 1,280 ft2 community center will be built and then dissembled/reassembled as a demonstration for emergency relocation.
Key Features:
- Water recycling and treatment
- Microgrid control algorithms
- Community-focused design process