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Solar Decathlon in the News

Read what the media is saying about the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.

40 Collegiate Teams Advance — Solar Decathlon 2024 Design Challenge  

CleanTechnica

March 3, 2024

Navajo Technical University participates in Solar Decathlon Competition   

NHO News

January 2, 2024

Students imagine new life for New Bedford firehouse - with affordable housing and minimal carbon footprint   

nhpr

December 13, 2023

Illinois Solar Decathlon donates sustainable house to single mother, family of 3  

The Daily Illini

December 5, 2023

See inside a 3D-printed tiny home being built to help address LA's housing crisis  

Business Insider

November 29, 2023

Navajo Technical University participates in Solar Decathlon Competition   

NHO News

January 2, 2024

Students imagine new life for New Bedford firehouse - with affordable housing and minimal carbon footprint   

nhpr

December 13, 2023

Illinois Solar Decathlon donates sustainable house to single mother, family of 3   

The Daily Illini

December 5, 2023

Solar Decathlon announces 105 teams for 2024 Design Challenge   

pv magazine

November 9, 2023

Eight Canadian university teams accept Solar Decathlon challenge   

HPAC Magazine

November 7, 2023

College students create 3D printed home that took only 15 months to build for $250,000   

ABC 7

October 18, 2023

3D printed house could be future of affordable housing | Steam Series   

CBS Los Angeles

October 4, 2023

Good Morning: BSU earns National Design Award   

The Herald Bulletin

September 25, 2023

L.A.'s first legal 3-D-printed house is here. It was built by students in just 15 months  

LA Times

September 19, 2023

Home Sweet Home: Illinois Solar Decathlon  

The Grainger College of Engineering

May 31, 2023

The IIT Students Who Built An Award-Winning House  

rediff

May 26, 2023

Student teams from The University of Minnesota Twin Cities, The Cooper Union, and Ball State among winners of the 2023 Solar Decathlon Design and Build Challenge  

Archinect News

May 24, 2023

U of M students win awards for sustainable and affordable housing  

KSTP-TV

May 18, 2023

2023 Solar Decathlon Build Challenge Winners Announced  

NAHB

May 15, 2023

Passive Building a Key Element of Innovation in Solar Decathlon Winning Projects  

Benzinga

May 15, 2023

soldemedianoche#59  

issuu

May 15, 2023

Estudiante mexicana se lleva la victoria en competencia de construcción internacional  

Telemundo Washington DC

May 12, 2023

Casas solares y en 3D | The Weather Channel en Español  

Conexión con el Tiempo

May 10, 2023

Construyendo con sol | The Weather Channel en Español  

Conexión con el Tiempo

May 2, 2023

BYU solar decathlon team builds energy-efficient 'Triple Dome Home'  

Daily Herald

May 2, 2023

Solar Decathlon Enters Its Third Decade of Talent Development  

Solar Today

Spring, 2023

Solar Decathlon winners announced  

pv magazine

May 1, 2023

Waterloo students win prize at international build challenge  

The Record

Apr 28, 2023

Waterloo students win prize at international build challenge  

Waterloo Chronicle

Apr 28, 2023

Ball State Earns Top Prize in International Competition for Student Design and Construction Work on Energy-Efficient, Affordable Indianapolis East Side Duplex  

Ball State University News

Apr 27, 2023

New net-zero housing on far east side wins award from U.S. Department of Energy  

Indianapolis Recorder

Apr 27, 2023

UW Team Takes Fourth in Solar House Design Competition  

UW News

Apr 26, 2023

IIT Bombay team wins first runner up position at 'Solar Decathlon' competition in US  

Udayavani

Apr 25, 2023

Estudiantes De KU Participan En El Solar Decathlon Con Vivienda De Energía Cero  

Telemundo Kansas City

Apr 25, 2023

CU Boulder team takes top engineering prize in 2023 Solar Decathlon with community housing project  

University of Colorado Boulder

Apr 24, 2023

Competition encourages college students to build zero-energy homes  

Wyoming Public Media

Apr 21, 2023

KU architecture students are finalists in international competition to build zero-energy home  

The Lawrence Times

Apr 16, 2023

Camels alum part of international finalist team, project open house this weekend  

Gillette News Record

Apr 14, 2023

Solar Decathlon house open for tours this weekend  

COUNTRY 10

Apr 13, 2023

UIUC students build solar home in Rantoul for U.S. Dept. of Energy's Decathlon competition  

WAND TV

Apr 13, 2023

Crystal González: “¡Claro que me gustaría llevar a México esta experiencia sustentable!”  

PV Navigation

Apr 11, 2023

U of I students build new $380K solar-powered home for donation in Rantoul  

WCIA

Apr 11, 2023

UTC Interior Architecture And Engineering Students Qualify For Solar Decathlon Design Challenge  

CHATTANOOGAN

Apr 11, 2023

UW Solar Decathlon House Near Lander Scoring Near Top  

UW Navigation

Apr 10, 2023

New eco-friendly, net-zero home built on Indy's near east side  

13 WTHR

Apr 8, 2023

Visit A Solar Decathlon Zero Energy Home Near You, April 4–18  

Clean Technica

Apr 6, 2023

Arquitecto Mexicana en Indiana compite en el DOE Solar Decathlon Build Challenge  

TELEMUNDO INDY

Apr 4, 2023

Universitarios latinoamericanos en el Solar Decathlon en Estados Unidos  

pv magazine mexico

Apr 3, 2023

Three Case Studies For More Affordable, Scalable Housing  

Forbes

Mar 24, 2023

Ball State to Host Public Tours of Net-Zero Energy, Affordable Indianapolis East Side Duplex Designed by CAP Students  

Ball State University

Mar 21, 2023

Open house April 14-16 for UW Solar Decathlon house near Lander  

Country 10

Mar 6, 2023

You're Invited To The Univ. Of Wyoming Solar Decathlon Open House  

Laramie Live

Mar 3, 2023

Open House April 14-16 for UW Solar Decathlon House Near Lander  

UW NAVIGATION

Mar 3, 2023

BYU students construct sustainable home for US Solar Decathlon  

THE DAILY UNIVERSE

Feb 9, 2023

KU students building zero energy house  

WIBW

Feb 1, 2023

Ball State University's College of Architecture and Planning is at the half-way mark for the Solar Decathlon 2023 Build Competition  

the daily

Jan 31, 2023

Ready, UW Solar Decathlon House Takes Shape Near Lander  

UW Navigation

Dec 7, 2022

Ready, Set, Go! 124 Teams To Compete In Solar Decathlon 2023 Design Challenge  

Clean Technica

Nov 15, 2022

Ready, Set, Go! 120-Plus Teams To Compete in Solar Decathlon 2023 Design Challenge  

NREL

Nov 14, 2022

Indigenous affordable housing builder partners with UW students to provide green family home  

Kitchener Citizen

Nov 10, 2022

Occupational therapy clinic breaks ground in Delmar Maker District  

THE SOURCE

Nov 7, 2022

Flatirons Habitat for Humanity partners with CU Boulder to construct net-zero home as part of Ponderosa Community Stabilization project  

Daily Camera

Oct 30, 2022

CU Boulder Students to Break Ground for International Solar Decathlon  

CITY OF BOULDER

Oct 28, 2022

Groundbreaking set for affordable, net-zero house  

University of Waterloo

Oct 26, 2022

Affordable Living Groundbreaking  

CTV News

Oct 26, 2022

UC students take on net-zero building challenge  

UC News

Oct 10, 2022

NORTHEASTERN STUDENTS GO BIG WITH ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOUSING PROJECT IN NEARBY BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD  

News@Northeastern

Sept 23, 2022

The seeds of construction  

Ball State Daily News

Sept 5, 2022

Registration for the DOE Solar Decathlon Challenge is now open  

USGBC

July 27, 2022

Student teams from Georgia Tech and the University of Arizona among winners of the 2022 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge  

Archinect

June 23, 2022

Penn State wins third place at Solar Decathlon Design Challenge  

Penn State

June 29, 2022

UW Students Compete in Solar Decathlon for Next-Generation Clean Energy Buildings with Project near Lander  

WYO Today

June 17, 2022

UW Students Compete in Solar Decathlon for Next-Generation Clean Energy Buildings  

UW Navigation

June 17, 2022

Solar Decathlon Expands Programming to High School Students and Career Professionals  

EC Mag

June 14, 2022

NAHB Student Chapters Among Winning Teams in 2022 Solar Decathlon  

KBB Online

June 7, 2022

Penn State Harrisburg team named a finalist for Solar Decathalon Build Challenge  

Penn State

June 7, 2022

DIRT WORKS SOLVING PROBLEMS IN SOLAR DECATHLON BUILD CHALLENGE  

KU Today

May 16, 2022

Georgia Institute of Technology and The University of Arizona Named DOE Solar Decathlon 2022 Design Challenge Grand Winners  

NREL

May 4, 2022

Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Teams Advance As Finalists  

CleanTechnica

March 8, 2022

55 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Teams Advance as Finalists  

NREL

March 4, 2022

Fifty-Five Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Teams Advance as Finalists  

EE Online

March 2, 2022

Solar Decathlon celebrates 20 years of training tomorrow's clean energy workforce  

PV Magazine

January 24, 2022

The award winning GRoW Clean Energy Center is now open.  

Buffalo Rising

January 21, 2022

Students are designing and building the green home of the future  

University of Colorado Boulder

January 20, 2022

Ball State's College of Architecture and Planning takes part in the international Solar Decathlon build competition  

the daily

January 12, 2022

UofL students build a solar house in Dubai as part of an international competition  

UOFLNEWS

January 11, 2022

ADAPTHAUS: A Sustainable Home for the Holidays  

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

December 1, 2021

Solar Decathlon 2022 Design Challenge and 2023 Build Challenge Teams  

Novus Light

November 12, 2021

Honors: UNLV Solar Decathlon Team  

UNLV

November 8, 2021

Dewa supports Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan through Solar Decathlon Middle East 2021  

GULF NEWS

November 4, 2021

Ball State University's CAP Students Learn While Designing, Helping Build Affordable, Net-Zero Energy House  

Ball State University

October 25, 2021

Dewa Pavilion to show off student-built solar houses at Expo 2020 Dubai  

GULF NEWS

August 19, 2021

First-place solar decathlon winners receive visit from US secretary of energy, US senator  

CU Boulder Today

July 2, 2021

Unitil supports Fitchburg State University's participation in federal solar decathlon competition  

Sentinel & Enterprise

June 29, 2021

The Skinny on the Latest Solar Decathlon Event  

The Skinny on the Latest Solar Decathlon Event  

rise

June 18, 2021

UNLV's award-winning solar home on display in downtown Las Vegas  

CNN Newsource

June 15, 2021

Winners of 2021 Solar Decathlon Design and Build Challenges Construct Houses for a Cleaner Future  

ArchDaily

April 26, 2021

Northwestern team named grand winners of Solar Decathlon Design Challenge  

The Daily Northwestern

April 26, 2021

UNLV places third in Solar Decathlon Build Challenge  

LAW VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL

April 23, 2021

McCormick Student Team Wins DOE Solar Decathlon Design Challenge  

ENGINEERING NEWS

April 22, 2021

Winners named in this year's Solar Decathlon, a showcase for student-led innovation  

pv magazine

April 19, 2021

PPI Re-ups Sponsorship for DOE's Solar Decathlon  

PPI

April 12, 2021

UPDATE: UNLV Solar Decathlon team takes home award in international competition  

KTNV

April 18, 2021

Sun and brain power fuse in UNLV students' solar house for vets  

Las Vegas Review-Journal

April 12, 2021

MSU team advances as finalist in U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge  

Mississippi State University

April 12, 2021

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HOSTS A ‘VIRTUAL VILLAGE' FOR 2020 SOLAR DECATHLON  

Builder

April 9, 2021

The Solar Decathlon Going Virtual This Year  

Forbes

April 8, 2021

Yale students enter as finalists in Dept. of Energy's Solar Decathlon  

Yale News

April 7, 2021

Team from UNLV entering Solar Decathlon  

Yahoo! News

March 27, 2021

Plastics Pipe Institute Reups Sponsorship for DOE's Solar Decathlon  

News Thomas Net

March 19, 2021

Letter to the Editor | Illinois Solar Decathlon showcases University Engineering  

THE DAILY ILLINI

January 19, 2021