The U.S. Department of Energy BuildingsNEXT™ Student Design Competition (formerly Solar Decathlon) is a collegiate competition that has inspired thousands of students worldwide to enter the energy workforce since its inception in 2002. The BuildingsNEXT Student Design Competition challenges students to design high-performance buildings that improve our quality of life through greater affordability, resilience, and energy efficiency. The winners are those teams that best blend architectural and engineering excellence with innovation.
BuildingNEXT invited student teams to present a 10-minute industry pitch at NREL this past weekend. They gave out 16 honorable mention awards, 4 in each division. Both of our teams from App State received Honorable Mention awards in the Single Family Housing and Education Building divisions. We are very proud of our students who worked so hard on their integrated design proposals this semester!
STBE BuildingNEXT 2025 team
STBE BuildingNEXT 2025 team