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 Discovery Led by Professor Cheng Gong Featured in Nature Physics Journal Chemical Engineer’s NSF CAREER Award To Address Women’s Health Disparities How To (and Not To) AI Your Career Search Graduate Students Awarded Scholarships for HVAC&R Research ECE Postdoc Featured in PRX Quantum Pursuing a New Network of Success Ichiro Takeuchi Named Chair of Materials Science and Engineering Innovation and Collaboration: Congressional Leaders Visit Southern Maryland News Resources Return to Newsroom Search News Archived News Events Resources Events Calendar
