OffCite also has a great photo diary of the team as they put together their house, and check out our slide show of the final result. Solar Decathlon India 2021-22, an annual challenge, aimed at building the next.

Those are the people we are trying to communicate the message to that solar energy is really accessible.' That’s not going to matter as much to the jury as it does to the 120,000 people who walk through. Buildings account for 75 of electricity use, 40 of total.

Lead student designer David Dewane told the Rice Design Alliance's OffCite blog, 'It’s a good year to be the affordable team. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2022, the Solar Decathlon has challenged more than 25,000 students to create efficient, affordable buildings powered by renewables, while promoting student innovation, STEM education, and workforce development opportunities in the buildings industry. As The Huffington Post noted, the decision to produce just enough electricity to power the house was practical for the market but hurt their overall score. It ultimately finished the competition in eighth, but ranked second in architecture and market viability and, coming in at under $100,000 without the cost of the solar panels, was by far the most affordable structure. The Rice University team's design was based on the architecture of the shotgun homes in the Third Ward, dubbed the ZEROW House to signify both the use of zero outside energy and it's ultimate destination as part of the Project Row Houses. It was all part of the fourth annual Solar Decathlon, an annual event designed to inspire creative problem-solving and encourage alternative energy in homes. to check out the Smithsonian or the Washington Monument were recently treated to another architectural sight-20 houses under construction smack in the middle of everything.

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