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: $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 Stewards of the Public Good: The Clark School's Critical Partnership with the State of Maryland Alumna Rose Weinstein Receives NASA Early Career Achievement Medal Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month: Resources and Events Bio-Nose Technology: Conferring a Sense of Smell Horiuchi is PI for NSF 'ExLENT' experiential learning project New UMD Division of Research video highlights work of Simon, Anderson MSE Research Featured on National News Network $2M NSF Grant to Advance Future of Semiconductors Technology and Workforce News Resources Return to Newsroom Search News Archived News Events Resources Events Calendar