Solar Decathlon India
Launched in 2020, Solar Decathlon India is a competition for post-graduate and undergraduate students from Indian institutions to develop net-zero solutions. The event focuses on empowering the next generation to combat climate change in the buildings sector.
Modeled after the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon®, this competition focuses on performance-based design, and students will be given access to building-performance simulation software. During the competition, teams are also encouraged to partner with real estate developers and the other industry organizations.
Solar Decathlon India is supported by the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) and the Alliance for an Energy Efficiency Economy (AEEE) under the aegis of the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF).
SOLAR DECATHLON INDIA 2022-2023
In the 2022-23 challenge, teams will compete in one of the following six divisions:
- Multifamily Housing
- Single-Family Housing
- Educational Building
- Office Building
- Community Resilience Shelter
- On-Site Construction Worker Housing
The competition has these 10 contests:
- Energy Performance
- Water Performance
- Resilience
- Health and Well-Being
- Embodied Carbon
- Innovation
- Architectural Design
- Affordability
- Engineering and Operations
- Value Proposition
Solar Decathlon 2021-2022
For the second Solar Decathlon India, 109 institutions from 45 cities across India participated in six divisions:
- Multifamily Housing
- Single-Family Housing
- Educational Building
- Office Building
- Community Resilience Shelter
- On-Site Construction Worker Housing
Solar Decathlon 2020-2021
Student teams from 103 institutions participated in one of four divisions during the first Solar Decathlon India:
- Multifamily Housing
- Educational Building
- Office Building
- Community Resilience Shelter
The 2020-2021 competition had 10 contests:
- Energy Performance
- Water Performance
- Resilience
- Affordability
- Environmental Quality and Comfort
- Scalability and Market Potential
- Architectural Design
- Engineering Design and Operations
- Innovation
- Presentation