Tiny House Competition

This event is open to all col­leges and uni­ver­si­ties in Cal­i­for­nia. Par­tic­i­pa­tion pro­motes an inter­est in ener­gy con­ser­va­tion, ener­gy effi­cien­cy and green build­ing and solar tech­nolo­gies. The Ener­gy & Tech­nol­o­gy Cen­ter and Com­mu­ni­ty Solar are proud to spon­sor this event.

“The Tiny House Com­pe­ti­tion – Build Small and Win Big” is a new com­pe­ti­tion in the Sacra­men­to region, chal­leng­ing col­le­giate teams to design and build net-zero, tiny solar hous­es. The event is antic­i­pat­ed to be held in the fall of 2016 and is spear­head­ed by SMUD’s Ener­gy & Tech­nol­o­gy Cen­ter and Com­mu­ni­ty Solar®program.

The Com­pe­ti­tion
This event is mod­eled after the U.S. Depart­ment of Energy’s Solar Decathlon. An edu­ca­tor or oth­er school admin­is­tra­tor will men­tor each team. Dur­ing the two years lead­ing up to the event, stu­dents will design and build the ener­gy-effi­cient hous­es. A stipend between $3,000 — $6,000 will be provided.

Awards
Dur­ing the week of com­pe­ti­tion, stu­dents will exhib­it their hous­es to the pub­lic, judges and the media. The ten cat­e­gories of the decathlon include archi­tec­tur­al design, liv­abil­i­ty, com­mu­ni­ca­tion, afford­abil­i­ty, ener­gy effi­cien­cy and bal­ance, appli­ance load, technology/​electrical and mechan­i­cal sys­tems, trans­porta­tion, sus­tain­abil­i­ty and doc­u­men­ta­tion. On the last day, teams will be award­ed tro­phies and mon­e­tary prizes.

Dead­line to apply
The dead­line to apply for the 2015 com­pe­ti­tion has passed.

Work­shop date
A Tiny House Work­shop is sched­uled for Novem­ber 14 & 15, 2014

Con­tacts
Suzette Bien­v­enue, Ener­gy & Tech­nol­o­gy Center
Suzette.​Bienvenue@​smud.​org

Brent Sloan, Com­mu­ni­ty Solar
Brent.​Sloan@​smud.​org

Down­loads

• Tiny House Com­pe­ti­tion flyer
• Tiny House Com­pe­ti­tion FAQs