
Team Austria's LISI House Wins the 2013 Solar Decathlon!
The top 3 homes of this year's competition: 1. Team Austria: Vienna University of Technology - LISI Home 2....

Team Ontario’s Super Efficient ECHO House Named Winner of the Engineering Contest at the Solar Decathlon 2013!
In anticipation of the next wave of students and young professionals looking to purchase a home in the next ten...

Team Czech Republic's AIR House Wins the Architecture Contest at the Solar Decathlon 2013
Team Czech Republic's AIR House earned a score of 98 out of a possible 100 points to win the contest. Architectural...

UNC Charlotte's UrbanEden Solar Decathlon Home Features a Garden Wall for Growing Food in the City
The UNC Charlotte team is calling their UrbanEden "a tree planted in the forest of the city." The Solar Decathlon...

Team Norwich Delta's T-90 Home is an Insulated Fortress that Provides All-Weather Comfort at the Solar Decathlon
The Delta T-90 design is all about providing a sustainable dwelling that provides maximum interior comfort for...

Ultra Adaptable Chameleon House Features Moveable Paneled Walls and Shape-Shifting Furniture at the Solar Decathlon
This is the Missouri Team’s fifth Solar Decathlon competition. In fact, they are the only team worldwide to have...

Team Texas' Solar Decathlon ADAPT House Takes Advantage of El Paso's Abundant Sunlight
The Texas student team created ADAPT with the belief that a home is not just a location or state of mind but a...

Melting Ice Cools Team ASUNM's Desert-Adapted SHADE House at the Solar Decathlon
In the desert, sun can be both a blessing and a curse - especially in urban environments beset with a host of other...

Stanford's Start.Home is Built Around a Next-Gen Prefab Core at the Solar Decathlon 2013
2013 is the first time Stanford has competed in the Solar Decathlon - and they brought an impressive entry to the...

Stevens Institute's Ecohabit Home Stands Out with Photovoltaic Shingles at the Solar Decathlon 2013
The 1,300 square foot home is a simple, low-slung L-shaped construction made up of two modules—a 'dry module'...

Team Alberta's Borealis Solar Decathlon Home Features a Stunning Air-Filtering Indoor Vertical Garden
As we move into the first official week of the Solar Decathlon 2013, the judges are beginning to make their rounds...

Team Austria’s LISI Solar Decathlon Home Keeps Cool with a Movable Exterior Curtain
The Solar Decathlon 2013 competition officially kicked off 3 October, 2013; to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony,...

Team Las Vegas' DesertSol Home Brings a Base Camp for Desert Exploration to the Solar Decathlon
Though DesertSol was developed as a second home, or "base camp" for an adventurous couple between the ages of 35...

6 Solar-Powered Homes to Watch at the Solar Decathlon 2013 Competition in Irvine, CA
Sci-Arc/Caltech & DALE Sci-Arc/Caltech not only have home court advantage for this year's competition...

USC's fluxHome is a Model for Energy Efficient and Low-Cost Housing for SoCal
The fluxHome is based on a modular and prefab kit of parts with a simple, yet flexible design that could be utilized...