The Home of the Future The Home of the Future Take a look inside reACT, the University of Maryland team’s entry in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon competition. From October 5–15, 2017, the Solar Decathlon challenges student teams to design and build solar-powered homes. These innovative Terps traveled to Denver to showcase their sustainable, energy-efficient home of the future. Related Articles: DOE Ups Its Investment in UMD to Develop Eco-Friendly Heat Pumps $1.5M in NSF funding secured to improve solar energy conversion systems Al-Obaid, Adomaitis publish renewable energy algorithm in Royal Society of Chemistry journal UMD Solar Decathlon Team Takes 1st Place in the U.S., 2nd Place in the World UMD's reACT Represents at the Smithsonian's Earth Optimism Summit Rubloff Co-Authors Major DoE Report on Emerging Energy Technologies October 5, 2017 Prev Next Current Headlines Looking A“Head” to the Future of Autonomous Robots Two Maryland Engineers Named to National Academy of Inventors Autonomy Summit Explores Potential and Challenges of AI Trio of Maryland Engineers Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Lists University of Maryland Moves Ahead in Its Leadership of the United States' Semiconductor Industry Materials Scientist Selected for Second $500K Young Faculty Award UMD iGEM Team Wins Gold Medal at 2024 Paris iGEM Jamboree for CerviCareProject Study Reveals First Glimpse of a Light-Driven Chemical Reaction News Resources Return to Newsroom Search News Archived News Events Resources Events Calendar
