2022 Design Challenge Results
2022 Design Challenge Grand Winners: Georgia Institute of Technology & The University of Arizona
2022 DESIGN CHALLENGE GRAND WINNERS
Design Challenge Division and Grand Winners were announced during the Solar Decathlon Competition Event in Golden, Colorado, April 22–24, 2022.
The students from 55 Finalist Teams represented 38 collegiate institutions during the 2022 Design Challenge. Teams competed in one of six divisions: New Housing, Retrofit Housing, Attached Housing, Multifamily Building, Office Building, or Education Building.
A detailed list of the winners is below. Congratulations to all the teams!
2022 DESIGN CHALLENGE GRAND WINNERS
- Residential Divisions, Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Commercial Divisions, The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)
2022 DESIGN CHALLENGE DIVISION WINNERS
New Housing Division
- 1st place, University of Technology Sydney (Ultimo, Australia)
- 2nd place, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, Wisconsin) & University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- 3rd place, University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, Alaska)
Retrofit Housing Division
- 1st place, Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia)
- 2nd place, University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand)
- 3rd place, The Pennsylvania State University (State College, Pennsylvania)
Attached Housing Division
- 1st place, Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario)
- 2nd place, Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)
- 3rd place, University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida)
Multifamily Building Division
- 1st place, The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)
- 2nd place, University of North Texas (Denton, Texas)
- 3rd place, Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois)
Office Building Division
- 1st place, Myongji University (명지대학교) (Seoul, South Korea)
- 2nd place, Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario)
- 3rd place, Tehran University of Art (دانشگاه هنر تهران) (Tehran, Iran)
Education Building Division
- 1st place, University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- 2nd place, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Alexandria, Virginia)
- 3rd place, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico City, Mexico)