The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® is a collegiate competition made up of 10 contests that challenges student teams to design and build high performance and innovative buildings powered by renewable energy. DOE is excited to join two student building design competitions, Solar Decathlon and Race to Zero, into one new Solar Decathlon competition. The winners will be those teams that best blend architectural and engineering excellence with innovation, market potential, building efficiency, and smart energy production.