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The U.S. Department of Energy will not hold a BuildingsNEXT competition for the 2025–2026 academic year.
Future programming updates will be posted at www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/building-technologies-office as they become available.

International Competitions

Since the first competition in 2002, the Solar Decathlon has expanded internationally to include six additional worldwide competitions: Solar Decathlon Africa, Solar Decathlon China, Solar Decathlon Europe, Solar Decathlon India, Solar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean, and Solar Decathlon Middle East.