University of Illinois wins Market Viability Contest at Solar Decathlon

University of Maryland still leads the pack

U.S. Department of Energy

At the Solar Decathlon in Washington DC, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has won the Market Viability contest, with the University of Maryland second and Penn State third. Market Viability, a new contest in the Solar Decathlon, measures livability, buildability, and flexibility in the homes built by the university teams.

The final contest in the Decathlon—Engineering—will be judged on October 19th, with award ceremonies to follow. The latest information we have is that the twenty contesting teams are being led by the University of Maryland, followed by the German Technische Universität Darmstadt and Pennsylvania State University.

For more information on the final stages of the Solar Decathlon, check the Decathlon’s website here.