University of Colorado at Boulder takes first in solar household competition WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 7, 2002 — The University of Colorado at Boulder took first place in the Department of Energy’s (DOE) ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 30, 2002 — A panel of nationally renowned architects Sunday announced that The University of Virginia had taken place first in the Design and Livability contest at the Solar ...

The U.S. Energy Department has spent $11 million over the past two years to allow 19 college teams to showcase energy-efficient homes this month near the National Mall. The federal government gives ...

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The winner of ...

Illinois Solar Decathlon, a student-led organization at the University, collaborated with Habitat for Humanity to donate a house powered entirely by sustainable energy to a family of three. The ...

ASHRAE has announced that it is an association sponsor of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017. The event will be held Oct. 5-15 in Denver at the 61st & Peña Station on the University of ...

CUNY’s City Tech students need your help to finish the solar house they are building for the international Solar Decathlon. Brownstoner received this request for support from the team’s faculty ...

In the largest-scale competition the energy-efficient home design team has participated in to date, the RISD SOLAR team took 16th place out of 18 at the second Solar Decathlon on the National Mall in ...

WASHINGTON -- The California house looks like a pillow but has an iPad app to control window shades and 3-D cameras to adjust lighting based on movement inside. The University of Maryland's "WaterShed ...

Get some inspiration for curbing your energy use by visiting solar-powered houses created for the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon . Starting Friday, homes designed and built by 20 teams of ...

I have been debating for several months whether to formally join the Solar Decathlon Team at MIT. For the past year, I have been a team consultant, but I finally bit the bullet and wrote my name on ...

Friday, Sept. 23, the National Mall in Washington, D.C., becomes a entire neighborhood brimming with bright ideas as the houses of the 2011 Solar Decathlon open to the public. Teams of students build ...