2023 Build Challenge Results

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

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

2023 Build Challenge Contest Winners

Architecture

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

Engineering

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

Market Analysis

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

Durability and Resilience

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

Embodied Environmental Impact

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

Integrated Performance

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

Occupant Experience

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

Comfort and Environmental Quality

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

Energy Performance

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

Presentation

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