2020 Build Challenge Winners

Build Challenge winners were announced during the Virtual Competition Event in April 2021. 

2020 Build Challenge Overall Winners 

• 1^st Place, University of Colorado—Boulder, Colorado
• 2^nd Place, University of Waterloo—Waterloo, Ontario
• 3^rd Place, University of Nevada, Las Vegas—Las Vegas, Nevada 

2020 Build Challenge Contest Winners 

To see the materials submitted by the teams, such as architectural drawings, project summaries, jury narratives and more, explore our team deliverables table. 

Energy Performance 

• 1^st Place, Weber State University—Ogden, Utah
• 2^nd Place (tie)
  • University of Colorado—Boulder, Colorado
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas—Las Vegas, Nevada
• 3rd Place, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana—Champaign County, Illinois 

Engineering 

• 1^st Place, Hogeschool Utrecht University of Applied Sciences Utrecht—Utrecht, Netherlands
• 2^nd Place, University of Colorado—Boulder, Colorado
• 3^rd Place, Weber State University—Ogden, Utah 

Financial Feasibility & Affordability 

• 1^st Place, University of Waterloo—Waterloo, Ontario
• 2^nd Place, University of Colorado—Boulder, Colorado
• 3^rd Place, Kansas State University—Manhattan, Kansas 

Resilience 

• 1^st Place, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María—Valparaíso, Chile
• 2^nd Place, University of Waterloo—Waterloo, Ontario
• 3^rd Place, University of Colorado—Boulder, Colorado 

Architecture 

• 1^st Place, University of Colorado—Boulder, Colorado
• 2^nd Place, Hogeschool Utrecht University of Applied Sciences Utrecht—Utrecht, Netherlands
• 3^rd Place, Kansas State University—Manhattan, Kansas 

Operations 

• 1^st Place, University of Nevada, Las Vegas—Las Vegas, Nevada
• 2^nd Place, University of Colorado—Boulder, Colorado
• 3^rd Place, Hogeschool Utrecht University of Applied Sciences Utrecht—Utrecht, Netherlands 

Market Potential 

• 1^st Place, University of Colorado—Boulder, Colorado
• 2^nd Place, Kansas State University—Manhattan, Kansas
• 3^rd Place, University of Waterloo—Waterloo, Ontario 

Comfort & Environmental Quality 

• 1^st Place, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana—Champaign County, Illinois
• 2^nd Place, University of Waterloo—Waterloo, Ontario
• 3^rd Place, University of Colorado—Boulder, Colorado 

Innovation 

• 1^st Place, University of Colorado—Boulder, Colorado
• 2^nd Place, University of Nevada, Las Vegas—Las Vegas, Nevada
• 3^rd Place (tie)
  • University of Waterloo—Waterloo, Ontario
  • Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María—Valparaíso, Chile 

Presentation 

• 1^st Place, University of Nevada, Las Vegas—Las Vegas, Nevada
• 2^nd Place, Weber State University—Ogden, Utah
• 3^rd Place, University of Colorado—Boulder, Colorado