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The Solar Decathlon is an annual competition for post graduate and undergraduate students

from Indian institutions to partner with real estate developers and the industry, to develop

net-zero solutions and provide future-proof solutions. The Solar Decathlon India empowers

the next generation to combat Climate Change and drive investment in Net-Zero-Energy-

Water-Waste buildings.

The Solar Decathlon

Launched in the 2020-2021

academic year, Solar Decathlon

India targets an audience of

500,000 students across India.

Each team is interdisciplinary with

a faculty advisor. These teams will

partner with a developer or client

on a real project.

Solar Decathlon India focuses on performance-based design, and students will be given

access to building-performance simulation software. There is a mid-year forum of faculty

advisors, for exchange of experiences and faculty development. Teams are given opportunity

to tour net-zero facilities and select faculty and students can engage in international Solar

Decathlon events. Teams with promising work are selected for an Incubation Hub. This is a 6-

week bootcamp over the summer break after the Design Challenge Finals. They get mentored

by industry experts to develop ready-to-implement solutions. The element of gamification will

add to media exposure for the student teams and their industry partners.

About the Solar Decathlon India

Ten contest areas of the Decathlon

INNOVATIONARCHITECTURAL

DESIGNSCALABILITY,

MARKET POTENTIALRESILIENCEENERGY

PRESENTATIONENGINEERING & OPERATIONS

AFFORDABILITYENVIRONMENTQUALITY

WATER

In 2018, Team Kill Bill vol. 2

from CEPT University designed a net-zero-energy-

water-waste Kendriya Vidyalaya school in Jodhpur.

The Gamified Process of Solar Decathlon India

6-week Incubation HubMentoring by industry

experts PrototypingReady-to-implement

solutions

INCUBATION HUB GRAND PRIZE WINNER

FINAL DESIGN JURY CATEGORY WINNERS

REVIEW STAGESEDUCATION AND MENTORING

REGISTRATION

Final Design with all systems, construction

details, cost estimation, and simulations.

Team and Project PlanPredesign Simulations

Design Concepts

Online courses Webinars from experts,

Access to Technical Resource Group

Up to 15 students per team

1 2 3 4 5

16% started their own businesses in the clean energy field

Over 75% of the US Decathlete students are employed in the clean energy field after

they leave college, which is about 5 times that of non-Decathletes

92% of the Decathletes say their experiences with the Solar Decathlon helped them

find a job in the clean energy field

In the past, IIT-B/Academy of

Architecture, CEPT University,

and BNCA-Pune participated

in Solar Decathlons in the USA,

EU, and China. These teams

produced high quality work at

par with acclaimed

professionals

In 2018, Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture designed a net-zero-energy home for the mountain regions of north India using local materials.

In 2017, Team

Shunya from IIT Bombay

designed and fabricated

a net-zero-energy prototype

housing unit for Amravati

for Solar Decathlon China.

Testimonials from Past Participants and Partners

Competing at an international level gives you a wide exposure and we get to know

ourselves, in a much more professional way. Aishwarya Musale, BNCA 2019

Solar Decathlon is the only design competition which pushed me towards extending

an architectural concept design until life cycle cost assessment and basing design

decisions on metrics like return on investment and payback period. Vardan Soi, CEPT 2019

Design competitions often seek out the best of what abilities the participants have.

The uniqueness of Solar Decathlon is going the extra mile by providing learning

material and videos to enhance these abilities. Nidhi Joshi, BNCA 2019

When I saw the final presentations, I was just floored. It was a transformational experience for me as well as the team.

Ashok. B. Lall, Industry partner, CEPT 2019

Can I get Solar Decathlon teams to work on our projects? Sunita Purushottam, Head of Sustainability, Mahindra Lifespaces

We see a change in [the students]. I see that they are more confident because they

have worked on a real-life situation and real projects

Prof. Namrata Dhamankar, Faculty Advisor, BNCA Teams 2018-2020

My team members learnt before graduating what I learnt over my 6 years of

industry experience

P Pradeep, IIT-B 2017

In 2014, Team Shunya of IIT Bombay and Academy of Architecture designed and constructed a net-zero-energy prototype apartment for Mumbai in Solar Decathlon Europe.

Organisers

Sponsors

SILVER SPONSOR

Affiliates

The Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) is a bilateral organisation that promotes

Science, Technology, Engineering and Innovation through substantive interaction among

government, academia and industry. It provides Solar Decathlon India as a platform for

innovation towards sustainable economic development, encouraging the use of renewable

energy sources and towards promoting the design of buildings that are energy efficient and

self-reliant in energy usage.

About the Organisers

IIHS

The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) is a national educational institution

committed to the equitable, sustainable and efficient transformation of Indian settlements.

IIHS works on cutting edge interdisciplinary issues in its teaching, research and practice for a

new generation of applied practitioners and thought leaders. IIHS is jointly conducting Solar

Decathlon India.

AEEE

Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), is one of the leading organisation in India that

works on creating awareness about energy efficiency as a resource. It is a policy advocacy and

energy efficiency market enabler with a not-for-profit motive. The organisation advocates for

data-driven and evidence-based energy efficiency policies and research, working across

industry, government and civil society to foster a culture of energy efficiency in India. The

organization is committed to achieving India’s energy transition for a climate-resilient and

energy secure future and meet India’s commitments to the 2030 nationally determined goals

(NDC) and UN sustainable development goals (SDG).

IUSSTF

PRASAD VAIDYA

Director - Solar Decathlon India

Contact

Email: pvaidya at iihs dot ac dot in

LEED Fellow

JAYDEEP BHADRA

Senior Research Associate - AEEE

Email: jaydeep at aeee dot in

CE ng (India)

For more information, visit

www.solardecathlonindia.in

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