Solar decathletes design inspiring buildings with plastic pipe systems
Solar decathletes design inspiring buildings with plastic pipe systems
Students from Kansas State University competed in a single-family home division.
University student leaders in the green building movement incorporated solar energy, greenhouse gardens, pollinator pathways, and inspiring systems of plastic pipes into housing designs for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.
Seventy-two teams entered the 2021 collegiate contest to design highly efficient and innovative buildings powered by renewable energy. Nine teams also were part of a two-year program to build their projects.
Seven first-place winners emerged after judges considered the 10 factors of energy performance, engineering, affordability, resilience, architecture, operations, appeal to target market, comfort, innovation and the students presentations.