{"id":22,"date":"2022-08-03T14:14:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T14:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/solardecathlon\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2022-08-03T18:43:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T18:43:37","slug":"solar-decathlon-competitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/solardecathlon\/solar-decathlon-competitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Decathlon Competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UTC Solar Decathlon participates in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solardecathlon.gov\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.solardecathlon.gov\/\">Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ocsd23.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ocsd23.com\/\">Orange County (OC) Sustainability Decathlon<\/a>. They are collegiate design-and-build competitions focused on sustainable housing that challenge college students worldwide to design and build high-performance, low-carbon buildings that mitigate climate change and improve our quality of life through greater affordability, resilience, and energy efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/solardecathlon\/files\/2022\/08\/doe_sd.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/solardecathlon\/files\/2022\/08\/doe_sd.png 555w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/solardecathlon\/files\/2022\/08\/doe_sd-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/solardecathlon\/files\/2022\/08\/doe_sd-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/solardecathlon\/files\/2022\/08\/ocsd-1024x468.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/solardecathlon\/files\/2022\/08\/ocsd-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/solardecathlon\/files\/2022\/08\/ocsd-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/solardecathlon\/files\/2022\/08\/ocsd-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/solardecathlon\/files\/2022\/08\/ocsd-591x270.png 591w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/solardecathlon\/files\/2022\/08\/ocsd.png 1443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>The competition has 10 contest categories including:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Architecture<\/li><li>Engineering<\/li><li>Market Analysis<\/li><li>Durability and Resilience<\/li><li>Embodied Environmental Impact<\/li><li>Integrated Performance<\/li><li>Occupant Experience<\/li><li>Comfort and Environmental Quality<\/li><li>Energy Performance<\/li><li>Presentation<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To learn more about the Solar Decathlon competitions, please visit:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-03\/solar_decathlon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-03\/solar_decathlon.pdf<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solardecathlon.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.solardecathlon.gov\/<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ocsd23.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ocsd23.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We want more UTC students to participate. Why participate? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The benefits include:<\/strong><br>\u2022 Develop critical career skills<br>\u2022 Learn from experts and peers<br>\u2022 Gain valuable insights from world-class thought leaders<br>\u2022 Showcase the future of high-performance building design<br>\u2022 Get hand-on experience and unique training for preparation to enter the clean energy workforce<br>\u2022 Be a part of multidisciplinary teams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UTC Solar Decathlon participates in Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon and Orange County (OC) Sustainability Decathlon. 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