04/21/2022
Solar Decathlon is celebrating its 20th birthday this Sunday! Check out the 3-day event information below and join us virtually for the celebration!
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® organizers invite you to join us at the Solar Decathlon Competition Event, April 22–24, 2022! The event will be held in a hybrid format, with both virtual and on-site participants; we encourage you to tune in for the many exciting virtual activities happening throughout the weekend.
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
3–4 p.m. EDT: NREL Virtual Tours
Come see a virtual tour of NREL delivered by the experts who helped design the building!
Join the Zoom here https://nrel.zoomgov.com/j/1607748545?pwd=SWRQN2hNdU11VS91NHRseGQzWVdKZz09
SATURDAY, APRIL 23
11 a.m.–2 p.m. EDT & 3–6 p.m. EDT: 2022 Design Challenge Division Presentations
55 Finalist Teams will present to Juries and compete for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies across six residential and commercial Divisions: New Housing, Retrofit Housing,
Attached Housing, Multifamily Building, Education Building, and Office Building.
Join the Zoom links below for each Division.
New Housing https://nrel.zoomgov.com/j/1607887995?pwd=MGlBcWZsbklnNkl1NmlscVZwV3VFQT09
Retrofit Housing https://nrel.zoomgov.com/j/1603129914?pwd=dWNDYVBBMHMwbEt5L3FnRmcweTZVQT09
Attached Housing https://nrel.zoomgov.com/j/1605063471?pwd=RnRqcjJSTmNUYXoyTWd2SDdycno5UT09
Multifamily Building https://nrel.zoomgov.com/j/1601843688?pwd=akJBcXFQUmtNNnZlTmVDOUhtSk9Edz09
Office Building https://nrel.zoomgov.com/j/1611136103?pwd=ZWp5UDlsQ1BSTlY0WUowT1JwczRsZz09
Education Building https://nrel.zoomgov.com/j/1604641615?pwd=YU9UOGtIcVRvT1JmYXhXaVA2VWs2QT09
11 a.m.–2 p.m. EDT & 3–6 p.m. EDT:
2023 Build Challenge Approval to Proceed Presentations
24 Build Challenge teams will present their projects to Juries with the goal of each receiving Approval to Proceed and $50k in prize funding from the U.S. Department of Energy!
Join the Zoom links below.
Approval to Proceed Presentations – Group 1
https://nrel.zoomgov.com/j/1610308603?pwd=QjBaSWswNXdlMEx6SWIrOHlLOVJCQT09
Approval to Proceed Presentations – Group 2
https://nrel.zoomgov.com/j/1614369311?pwd=Sm1DY080TTlROFd5NWkxa0RQemNpdz09
SUNDAY, APRIL 24
10 a.m.–3 p.m. EDT: Solar Decathlon Awards Ceremony and 20th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrate 20 years of Solar Decathlon in our first-ever hybrid awards ceremony. Design Challenge Division Winners will compete for Grand Winner spots and Build Challenge
teams receiving Approval to Proceed will be announced. Plus, we’ll host a Solar Decathlon birthday celebration!
Join the Zoom here https://nrel.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_He8-Lw2uQCaq369YGOwpbg