The US Department of Energy’s long-running Solar Decathlon Design Challenge has been rebranded as a broader building design event without an emphasis on renewable energy.
The department’s website says that the decathlon, which has run for more than 20 years, has been renamed the BuildingsNEXT Student Design Competition.
According to a report by website Politico E&E News, the annual competition will focus on general building innovation instead of solar or low carbon design, reflecting recently inaugurated President Donald Trump’s anti-renewable energy stance.
The BuildingsNEXT Team Showcase is due to take place from 25-27 April (bit.ly/CJSD25) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado.
