Solar Decathlon

Solar Decathlon Europe 2012 is a contest that aims to produce innovative, sustainable, self-sufficient housing prototypes, especially thanks to solar energy. The Solar Decathlon competition started in the United States in 1999, promoted by the Energy Department, and in 2002 was carried out the first event in the National Mall of Washington DC. In 2010 the competition was also moved to Europe, in an area around the city of Madrid, with the name of Solar Decathlon Europe.From2013 the competitionwill take placein Beijing, China.

During the course of each edition, which has biennial alternation, 20 selected University teams from all over the world compete in building a house supplied by solar energy and with technologies fit to maximize its energetic efficiency. Universities take part in the contest with multidisciplinary teams through the scientific contribution of teachers and students’ work, who are involved throughout the entire conceptual and accomplished process.