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 Meet Tomorrow’s Health Care Leaders Das Elected APS Fellow An Amazing Race: Terps Win Supply Chain Management Competition Strengthening Support Networks for Engineering Students Terp Engineer Joins NASA Mission to Study Earth’s Prebiotic Chemistry Erika Moore Named to Science News 2025 “Scientists to Watch” List for Fibroid Research CALCE Presentation on Counterfeit Screening IEEE Conference UMD Distinguished University Professor highlights US-France Partnership in France Science Summit News Resources Return to Newsroom Search News Archived News Events Resources Events Calendar
