Solar decathlon

Okay, so I've waited long enough to tell you about my absolutely amazing (and absolutely fah-REE-zing) trip to Washington, DC. I fully intended on writing this post earlier in the week, but you know, life

On Monday, the 660-square-foot Michigan Solar House (MiSo) will be moved to Evart, Mich., in Osceola County. Constructed for the 2005 Solar Decathlon in Washington D.C., the house was a collaborative, interdisciplinary project between students and faculty from the Taubman School of Architecture and Urban Planning and several other University departments. Since its […]

UPDATE: See the Watershed home in all its glory at the 2011 Solar Decathlon. This home placed 1st in the Solar Decathlon, also winning the Architecture category along the way. The original review of the model follows below. - For the upcoming 2011 Solar Decathlon, the team from the University of Maryland, College Park, is striving

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is a collegiate competition of 10 contests that challenge student teams to design and build full-size, solar-powered houses. The winner of the competition is the team that best blends design excellence and smart energy production with innovation, market potential, and energy and water efficiency.

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Our pick of the winning and best entries from this year's international competition to design and build functional solar-powered houses, held in Versailles, France. Photographs by Lucien Lung

Solar Decathlon 2013: UNC Charlotte Wins. By enclosing the back deck with a seven-foot tall vertical garden and integrating a high-performance glass wall along the home’s south side, dwellers are presented with the unlikely option of privately enjoying the outdoors within a dense urban context.

Kentucky/Indiana: University of Louisville, Ball State University and University of Kentucky's Solar Decathlon 2013 House Rendering. (Credit: U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon). Read more about the team here: www.solardecathlon.gov/team_kentucky_indiana.html

NexusHaus is an affordable, plus-energy one-storey pavilion built by students for this year's Solar Decathlon.

Built by Team Austria in Irvine, United States with date 2013. Images by Jason Flakes/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. A team of Austrian students from Vienna University of Technology (Team Austria) has won top honors for “designing, bu...

This open layout encourages larger gatherings allowing families to sit together or have a meal.

Image 8 of 11 from gallery of Refract House, Solar Decathlon / Team California, SCU + CCA.

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Image 2 of 11 from gallery of Refract House, Solar Decathlon / Team California, SCU + CCA.

The Department of Architecture at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) and the Solar Energy Engineering program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) announce that they have been selected as one of 20 teams globally to compete in the next U.S. Department of Energy...

A Home with a Skin / Prêt-à-loger (Delft, Netherlands). Image © Solar Decathlon Europe / jflakes.com

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Solar Decathlon 2013: Team Austria Wins Top Honors

Though I couldn’t make it out to Washington, DC, this weekend to see the final days of the Solar Decathlon—which wrapped up yesterday with Team Germany the winner—I have been whiling away the hours taking these virtual tours of the houses entered in the competition.

Image 21 of 30 from gallery of Solar Decathlon 2013: Team Austria Wins Top Honors. Photograph by Bokeh Design presented by Solar Decathlon Team Austria