2023 Build Challenge Winners

Build Challenge winners were announced during the competition event in Golden, Colorado, April 20–23, 2023.

2023 Build Challenge Overall Winners

• 1^st Place, Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
• 2^nd Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India
• 3^rd Place, The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia

2023 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.

Architecture

• 1^st Place, The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia
• 2^nd Place, Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
• 3^rd Place, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign—Urbana, Illinois

Engineering

• 1^st Place, University of Waterloo—Waterloo, Ontario
• 2^nd Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India
• 3^rd Place, University of Colorado Boulder—Boulder, Colorado

Market Analysis

• 1^st Place, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign—Urbana, Illinois
• 2^nd Place, Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
• 3^rd Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India

Durability and Resilience

• 1^st Place, University of Colorado Boulder—Boulder, Colorado
• 2^nd Place, The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia
• 3^rd Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India

Embodied Environmental Impact

• 1^st Place, The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia
• 2^nd Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India
• 3^rd Place, University of Wyoming—Laramie, Wyoming

Integrated Performance

• 1^st Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India
• 2^nd Place, Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
• 3^rd Place, The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia

Occupant Experience

• 1^st Place (4-way tie), Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
• 1^st Place (4-way tie), The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia
• 1^st Place (4-way tie), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India
• 1^st Place (4-way tie), University of Wyoming—Laramie, Wyoming

Comfort and Environmental Quality

• 1^st Place, University of Wyoming—Laramie, Wyoming
• 2^nd Place, The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
• 3^rd Place, The University of British Columbia—Vancouver, British Columbia

Energy Performance

• 1^st Place (3-way tie), Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
• 1^st Place (3-way tie), The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
• 1^st Place (3-way tie), University of Wyoming—Laramie, Wyoming

Presentation

• 1^st Place, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign—Urbana, Illinois
• 2^nd Place, Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana
• 3^rd Place, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay—Mumbai, India