Excerpt: “Forty teams from 37 collegiate institutions are advancing to the final stage of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon® 2024 Design Challenge based on their cutting-edge, zero-energy building designs. … Finalist teams were selected at the semifinal competition event, held virtually on Feb. 23–24, 2024. Teams presented their zero-energy building designs to panels of industry experts, and finalist teams were selected based on how well they addressed the 10 Solar Decathlon contests. The contests included architecture, engineering, presentation, and other topics. Teams not selected as finalists at the semifinal competition event may continue their participation as exhibition teams.”