“We can’t meaningfully address climate change while continuing to design buildings the way we always have,” said Holly Jamesen Carr, Solar Decathlon director at DOE. “These collegiate scholars impressed jurors by reimagining buildings as responsive to people and the planet.”
“Thanks to technological advances, zero-energy designs aren’t science fiction anymore,” said Kassie Grimes, DOE commercial buildings lead for the Solar Decathlon. “Solar Decathlon students have shown that creative solutions are attainable for both new and existing buildings in communities across the world.”
Finalist teams will compete to win their division—and to become the overall grand winner—at the hybrid Solar Decathlon Competition Event, April 19–21, 2024, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.on April 21, 2024, at 11 a.m. ET to see which sustainable building designs impressed jurors the most.
. “This program gives students valuable, hands-on experience and lays the groundwork for designing real-world, energy-efficient, and sustainable buildings. Many of our top engineers today proudly trace their roots back to the Solar Decathlon.”Georgia Institute of Technology—Atlanta, GeorgiaMyongji University—Seoul, South Korea