105 teams from 93 collegiate institutions are leading the charge on tackling climate change by designing high performance, zero energy buildings as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon^® 2024 Design Challenge.

“Creating affordable, energy-efficient solutions for buildings nationwide is key to the United States meeting its decarbonization goals,” said Holly Jamesen Carr, Solar Decathlon director. “Hundreds of students from around the world are set to meet this challenge head-on this year as they participate in DOE’s longest-running collegiate competition.”

The Design Challenge encourages collegiate student teams to create highly efficient, low-carbon building designs that address issues related to climate resilience, embodied carbon, existing building retrofits, community impact, and more.

Click here to learn more about this year's participants.