COLLEGE PARK, MD-- Two years in the making, the University of Maryland's LEAFHouse wins the BP Solar People's Choice Award and places 2nd overall in the Solar Decathlon 2007.  In additional to these top honors, the UM team took first place in the lighting, energy balance and communications contests and second place in the architecture, lighting (overall) and market viability portions of the decathlon.  Click here to see the final scores.

LEAFHouse was designed, built and marketed by UM students from several disciplines including architecture, engineering, communications, computer science, economics, English, chemistry and biochemistry, business and landscape architecture.  Visit the LEAFHouse website to learn more about this exciting project

LEAFHouse Awards

Solar Decathlon

• 2nd place overall
• 1st place in the Communications Contest
• 2nd place in the Architecture, Market Viability, and Lighting Contests (1st place in the Lighting Subjective Contest)
• One of seven teams to score a perfect score in the Energy Balance Contest

Solar Decathlon Other or Industry Awards

• Solar Decathlon's BP People's Choice Award
• ASHRAE: Integration for Renewables for Sustainable Living
• NAHB: First Place in the NAHB Marketing Curb Appeal Award

AIA Potomac Valley

• Special Award for the "Advancement of the Art and Science of Architecture"

Press Coverage

UM News Desk: Graduates Inspired by LEAFHouse Experience
AIA: AIA Potomac Valley Purchases LEAFHouse
Interior Design: The Green Zone
Inhabitat: Maryland's Zero Energy Home
UM News Desk: UM Students Capture Second Place
NBC-4: Homes Go Green on National Mall
Washington Post: A Duel in the Sun
Voice of America: Profile and Video