Team Florida's 2011 Solar Decathlon FLeX House is a smart prefab home for hot climates that creates a comfortable, efficient interior environment through the use of photovoltaics, passive design, and shading techniques.
Stuttgart University's Solar Decathlon house, called home+ is covered in pv cells, generates more power than it needs and includes an innovative heating and cooling system.
Team Tidewater Virginia's Solar Decathlon house, Unit 6, is a prototype for an affordable, multi-family housing project and relies on solar power, passive design and smart systems.
The Armadillo Box, with it's energy efficient exterior and cool interior, is holding strong in third place at the 2010 Europe Solar Decathlon in Madrid as the competition winds down.
University of Tennessee's Living Light Home takes inspiration from vernacular architecture, but advances the design with a dynamic facade, active controls, daylighting and an efficient layout.