Solar Decathlon Europe

"At the Solar Decathlon Europe international university architecture competition in Versailles (France), the French Atlantic Challenge team won the second grand prize for its Philéas project. In all, the teams sponsored by Saint-Gobain won ten awards in six categories: the French Atlantic Challenge team won the first prize in the "Energy Efficiency" category and the third prize in the "Sustainability" and "House Functioning" categories. The US-German Inside Out team won the third prize in the "Comfort Conditions" category for its Techstyle House project. The Mexican UNAM team won the first prize in the "Engineering & Construction" category, the second prize in the "Urban Design, Transportation and Affordability" category and the third prize in the "Sustainability" category for its CASA project. The Spanish team Plateau Team won the third prize in the "Energy Efficiency" category for its Symbcity project. The Romanian BUC team and the Indian Shunya team received a special award in the "Sustainability" category for their EFdeN and H Naught projects respectively."