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 Decathlonยฎ organizers invite you to join us at the Solar Decathlon Competition Event, April 22โ24, 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
3โ4 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.โ2 p.m. EDT & 3โ6 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.โ2 p.m. EDT & 3โ6 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 โ Group 1
https://nrel.zoomgov.com/j/1610308603?pwd=QjBaSWswNXdlMEx6SWIrOHlLOVJCQT09
Approval to Proceed Presentations โ Group 2
https://nrel.zoomgov.com/j/1614369311?pwd=Sm1DY080TTlROFd5NWkxa0RQemNpdz09
SUNDAY, APRIL 24
10 a.m.โ3 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, weโll host a Solar Decathlon birthday celebration!
Join the Zoom here https://nrel.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_He8-Lw2uQCaq369YGOwpbg