USC Creates the fluxHome
The University of Southern California designed a prototype for a new residential model. The fluxHome placed 1st in Appliances and 3rd in Architecture.
Category: Residential
West Virginia University Builds PEAK
Inspired by Appalachian living, the PEAK home from West Virginia University has some nice passive solar features.
UrbanEden Built by UNC
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte built a beautiful concrete and glass high-performing home for this year’s Solar Decathlon.
Norwich University Constructs the Delta T-90 House
Winning 1st place in the affordability category, Norwich University set out to make a home that that is high-performing, solar-powered and available to all.
The University of Nevada Builds DesertSol
Based in the desert, a place with abundant sunshine, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, designed a home to harness the sun for energy, as well as capture rain for irrigation and cooling. The team finished in 2nd place overall…
ASUNM Creates SHADE
Arizona State University and the University of New Mexico teamed up to build SHADE, which stands for Solar Homes Adapting for Desert Equilibrium.
Missouri Designs the Chameleon House
Missouri University of Science and Technology designed a house that can adapt to its changing environment. They received 1st place in Energy Balance, creating more energy than the house used. This house had smart passive solar features…
Team Austria Fashions LISI
The Vienna University of Technology was the overall winner of this year’s Solar Decathlon. Along the road to the podium they won a 1st place in Communications, Hot Water and Energy Balance, received 2nd...
SCI-Arc & Caltech Forge DALE
The combined team of Southern California Institute of Architecture and California Institute of Technology forged DALE, the Dynamic Augmented Living Environment. This team creates ingenious homes that shine in brilliant creativity.
Stevens Builds an Ecohabitat
Stevens Institute of Technology designs and builds an L-shaped Ecohabitat.