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CAPLA Solar Decathlon Trip

$4,180
139%
Raised toward our $3,000 Goal
15 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on April 01, at 04:45 PM MST
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Help send Architecture students to the Solar Decathlon Finals!

Three teams from the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) have advanced to the final stage of the 2024 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge. The competition event will be held April 19-21, 2024, in Golden, Colorado and we need your help getting there! Please make a gift today to support our travel to this amazing event. 

Our teams will be competing in the Attached Housing Division, Multifamily Building Division and the Education Building Division along with teams from 37 other universities. We will be showcasing our cutting-edge, zero energy building designs. 

DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT! Brubaker Architects will match the first $1,000 donated so please give now. Thank you, Brubaker Architects, for your support!About the Solar Decathlon

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is a collegiate competition that prepares the next generation of building professionals to design high-performance, low-carbon buildings powered by renewables. The Design Challenge is a one- to two-semester, design-only competition.

The Solar Decathlon has challenged more than 25,000 students to create efficient, sustainable buildings powered by renewables, while promoting student innovation, STEM education, and workforce development opportunities in the buildings industry.

Additional details are available on the Solar Decathlon website.

Levels
Choose a giving level

$25

Meals

Provide a meal for a student.

$100

Travel

Help with costs to travel around Golden, Colorado during the competition.

$350

Flight

Airfare to Colorado for the Solar Decathlon.

$650

Hotel and Lodging

Help provide hotels and lodging for students at the Solar Decathlon.

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