Fifty-Five Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Teams Advance as Finalists
Fifty-five teams representing 38 universities are advancing as finalists in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® 2022 Design Challenge.
Finalist teams were chosen based on presentations and design submissions at the semifinal competition event, held virtually February 25–26, 2022. During this event, teams pitched their unique building designs, impressing industry expert jurors with their creativity and ability to tackle the most difficult issues in the built environment.
Up to 10 teams per division were selected as finalists, with divisions spanning the following residential and commercial building types: New Housing, Retrofit Housing, Attached Housing, Multifamily Building, Office Building, and Education Building.
Finalist teams will compete in the Solar Decathlon Competition Event, April 22–24, 2022, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. Additionally, there will be virtual participation available. First place winners will be chosen in each division with one grand winner selected in each of the residential and commercial categories.
Congratulations to the 55 finalist teams advancing to the final round of the 2022 Design Challenge from 38 collegiate institutions.
New Housing Division
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Retrofit Housing Division
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Attached Housing Division
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts
Multifamily Building Division
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York City, New York Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri University of North Texas, Denton, Texas Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts
Office Building Division
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Howard University, Washington, D.C. Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi Myongji University (명지대학교), Seoul, South Korea Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, Pennsylvania Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario Tehran University of Art (دانشگاه هنر تهران), Tehran, Iran Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts
Education Building Division
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario Shiraz University (انشگاه شیراز), Shiraz, Iran Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Alexandria, Virginia
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