Solar Decathlon
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Solar Decathlon Build Challenge Wraps Up a Difficult Year
University of Colorado-Boulder takes top honors among collegiate teams designing high-performance houses
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Trump Budget Attacks Familiar Targets
Energy Department and Environmental Protection Agency face cuts, but Congress has been an ally in the past
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Solar Decathlon Names Student Design Winners
Virginia Tech comes out on top as 45 teams compete in the Design Challenge Weekend
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U.S. Team Wins Solar Decathlon Middle East
Students from Virginia Polytechnic Institute beat 14 other teams to take top honors in this design competition
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Swiss Team Wins Solar Decathlon
The competition in Denver capped two years of work by student design teams
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Making Buildings With Plywood Frames
A team from Clemson University develops a method of assembling buildings with interlocking plywood components held together with metal zip ties
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U.S. Panel Maker Joins Solar Competition in China
The manufacturer becomes the industry partner for a team entering next year's Solar Decathlon China
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Energy and Building Programs Brace for Trump Budget
The long-term impact on programs like the Solar Decathlon is not clear, but the president's proposed spending cuts are deep
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An Aging Solar Star Eases into Retirement
Entries in the Solar Decathlon design competitions get a brief time in the spotlight before they are put out to pasture — and sometimes turned into actual dwellings
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Solar Decathlon: The Search for the Best Carbon-Neutral House
Designs from 15 college teams will be on display in California in October