AUC Faculty and Students to Compete in International Solar Decathlon Competition - the Olympics of Sustainable Building April 20, 2021
AUC students, faculty and staff joined forces to compete in the Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) in Dubai in November 2021.
This year s competition offers participating universities and their partners an unprecedented opportunity for global exposure since it aligns with the Dubai Expo 2020. Solar Decathlon Middle East is an international competition for university students to design, build and operate sustainable solar-powered houses. The Solar Decathlon is considered the world s most important green construction competition, internationally known as the Sustainable Building Olympics. AUC s Team Oasis has succeeded in the qualification phase and will compete alongside a select number of teams from internationally renowned institutions.
The Phoenix House, built by UofL and Ball State University faculty, staff, students and volunteers for the 2013 Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition. Photo by Andrew Marsh.
Faculty members and students from UofL’s Speed School of Engineering and Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research will compete as part of a team in the Second Solar Decathlon Middle East in Dubai in October.
The team also includes members from the American University of Sharjah, Higher Colleges of Technology and American University in Dubai, all located in the United Arab Emirates.
Team “Desert Phoenix” will compete with 14 other teams from around the world to design, build and operate sustainable models of solar-powered homes, with a focus on protecting the environment, taking into consideration the climate and culture of the region.
NBB contributes to the advancement of sustainable environment
MANAMA, March 1, 2021 The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) is sponsoring a number of students from the University of Bahrain (UOB) in their participation in the Solar Decathlon; an international inter-collegiate sports competition established in the United States of America. The competition is created by the United States Department of Energy in which universities from all over the world meet to design, build and operate sustainable Solar-powered houses, and the UOB team has qualified to continue participating in the competition after successfully completing the first qualifying rounds. The Middle East organisation of the Solar Decathlon will focus on 7 main pillars for this competition; sustainability, future, innovation, clean energy, mobility, smart solutions and, finally, happiness. NBB is currently supporting this group of talented individuals representing the kingdom by becoming a Golden Sponsor of the compet