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Team Built Winner
UCI School of Engineering, 2023-24 Annual Review
October 23, 2024
The 2023-2024 Annual Review magazine is out! It features award-winning teams, inspiring students, professors taking research to market and much much more! Go Anteater Engineers! Read more
Student-designed Home Moves to Homeless Center
University of California, Irvine Top Social Media Posts
August 8-15, 2024
Modular home designed by UC Irvine engineering students moves to Homeless Center. The 750-square foot home allows the center to raise its capacity from 9 beds to 17 beds for at-risk youth. Since August 2020, this program has helped 165 youth get back on their feet after suffering traumatic experiences. Read more
“Women don’t belong in Engineering”
UCI Samueli School of Engineering, Instagram
July 31, 2024
Women may be the minority in engineering but they made up 80% of the team that designed and built this award-winning sustainable home which they donated to homeless youth in Placentia. teamMADE was a UC Irvine-Orange Coast College team of students that won second place at the 2023 OC Sustainability Decathlon. They designed an innovative modular home for the youth at Homeless Intervention Services of Orange County. Read more
Student-Built, Sustainable Home Moves to Permanent Location
OCC Updates
Orange Coast College
July 17, 2024
The student-builty home ofr the 2023 Orange County Sustainability Decathlon competition moved to its permanent location at Homeless Interventions Services of Orange County (HIS-OC) in Placentia on July 10. Read more
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Student-designed Home Moves to Homeless Center
Samueli School of Engineering, YouTube
University of California
July 16, 2024
The award-winning sustainable modular home designed and built by students from UC Irvine and Orange Coast College was donated and moved into the backyard of the Homeless Interventions Services of Orange County. It will be used to house 8 at-risk youth as part of their transitional youth program. Watch the Video
teamMADE’s ADU arrives in Placentia
Samueli School of Engineering, Instagram
University of California
July 3, 2024
The Homeless Interventions Services of Orange County is literally paving the way for the award-winning home designed and built by students from UC Irvine and Orange Coast College. Read more
UCI Irvine Magazine Spring 2024 issue hits stands
From Microbiomes to Macro Impact
UC Irvine News
University of California
June 20, 2024
The newly released Spring 2024 edition of UC Irvine Magazine explores how the university’s research addresses issues ranging from dementia to environmental justice. Highlights include efforts to reduce unsafe lead levels in Santa Ana, studies linking the sense of smell with memory to combat dementia and bumblebee research that may impact human health. Additionally, cultural anthropologist Mimi Ito discusses AI’s societal effects, and a pictorial feature showcases the Ecological Preserve. [teamMADE is featured on pages 54-55] Read more
Student-designed Modular Home Moves to Homeless Center
Samueli School of Engineering
University of California
June 20, 2024
The Homeless Intervention Services of Orange County (HIS-OC) moved the four modules of the award-winning home designed by UC Irvine and Orange Coast College students into their backyard. The home won second place overall at the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon for its innovative features and was donated to the center by the student team. Read more
OC College Students design, build ADU to help homeless youth who have aged out of foster care system
ABC 7 Eyewitness News
June 10, 2024
An open space in the backyard of a shelter run by Homeless Intervention Services of Orange County will soon transform into a home for young people between 18 and 24 experiencing homelessness. Watch the Video
Why do women love engineering?
UCI Samueli School of Engineering, Instagram
March 22, 2024
Why do women love engineering? Let us count the ways…Happy Women’s History Month! 🎉 Watch the video
UC Staff who inspired in 2023
UCnetwork
University of California
January 9, 2024
We asked UC staff to share your biggest accomplishments from 2023 and you came through! Congratulations to all our colleagues who met and exceeded their personal and professional goals this year — your efforts, dedication and passion make UC an amazing place to work.
Please take a moment to explore your colleagues’ stories, below, as inspiration for what we may achieve in the new year. Read more
The e+ Equation-Monthly Newsletter
UCI Samueli School of Engineering
January 2024
The official holiday card of the UCI Samueli School of Engineering is featured on top of the January 2024 issue of the Samueli School of Engineering monthly newsletter to welcome the year 2024. Read more
UCI Samueli School of Engineering- Cheers to New Beginnings
UCI Samueli School of Engineering
December 2023
The official holiday card of the UCI Samueli School of Engineering features pictures of teamMADE members in front of their luminOCity house during the OC Sustainability Decathlon with a hopeful message to welcome the year 2024. Open the Card
UCI News – 2023 Year in Review – First in Class
UC Irvine News
December 2023
The university takes great pride in educating a diverse student population and providing them with a world-class educational experience that serves as the foundation for them to become future leaders in industries and communities.
UCI strives to enhance the student experience by evaluating programs, policies and practices. By building off past work, the university granted a combined 11,353 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in 2023, marking the third consecutive year that UCI has conferred at least 11,000 degrees.
Here are some examples of the university’s efforts to make UCI a top choice for students of all backgrounds. Read more
Anteater Engineers in Action
UCI Samueli School of Engineering, Instagram
December 28, 2023
Anteater Engineers in action in 2023👍👏. Here’s to a great year of launching rockets, building award-winning homes, formula racing cars, a hyperloop pod prototype, and much more! Anteaters, YOU’RE AWESOME!🤘 Read more
OCSD Event Highlights
OCSD Flickr page
December 18, 2023
Relive the unforgettable moments of the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon by exploring some selections from our Flickr page! These images beautifully encapsulate the essence of the OCSD experience, showcasing the innovation, passion, and dedication the participating teams displayed. Click below to view our event photos on Flickr. We invite you to share in the excitement and celebrate the achievements of these incredible teams as they pave the way for a more sustainable future. OCSD Flickr
UCI Samueli School of Engineering 2023 Notable Dozen
UCI Samueli School of Engineering
December 13, 2023
Check out a dozen of our many 2023 accomplishments! PDF Flyer and News Story
Sustainable Housing for the Homeless
News for Neighbors
University of California, Irvine
December 2023
UCI, in collaboration with Orange Coast College, earned top building awards at this year’s OC Sustainability Decathlon. The two schools’ energy-efficient, scalable and affordable houses could help ease homelessness in Southern California through community partnerships. Read more
The e+ Equation-Monthly Newsletter
UCI Samueli School of Engineering
November 2023
Educational Journeys
Students design innovative modular homes for the homeless
An image of rebirth inspired students from UC Irvine and Orange Coast College as they designed and built a home named LuminOCity to enter into the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon. Read more
teamMADE – Monthly Newsletter – October/November 2023
teamMADE
October/November 2023
Keep up with our team as we design, engineer, and build our house to compete in the OC Sustainability Decathlon from October 5-15, 2023 at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA. Each issue of our monthly newsletter covers the status of our design and construction phases, informs you about milestone events, and spotlights our fanstastic partners.
Our October/November issue is proudly sponsored by Edison International.
The first ever OC Sustainability Decathlon has drawn to a close, marking the culmination of nearly two years of dedicated work on the luminOCity project. In a resounding triumph, teamMADE secured a notable 2nd place overall, surpassing 13 other teams and ranking high in important categories like Engineering & Construction, Market Potential, Energy Efficiency, and Sustainability & Resilience. Learn more about our success at the decathlon and follow luminOCity’s journey. Read more
Orange County Sustainability Decathlon – UC Irvine
UC Irvine News-YouTube
November 20, 2023
Students present new ideas ofr energy efficient and affordable homes. Check out the video here.
Building homes for a sustainable world
UC Irvine student engineer team earns praise for innovation at the Sustainability Decathlon
UC Irvine News
By Natalie Tso
November 20, 2023
An image of rebirth inspired students from UC Irvine and Orange Coast College to design and build a home named LuminOCity to enter into the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon last month. The house received second place overall, among many other awards, including first place in market potential and engineering and construction. Read more
O.C. Sustainability Decathlon provides a sneak peek at a zero-net future, created by youth
Los Angeles Times
By Sara Cardine
October 21, 2023
In the world of college coursework, designing and building a modular house that can accommodate an entire family without creating any carbon emissions sounds like a steep ask.
But that’s exactly what one team of students from Orange Coast College and UC Irvine have been doing, side by side, for the past year and a half.
The stylish, solar-powered result of that collaboration, called “luminOCity home,” was on full display at the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon at the county fairgrounds in Costa Mesa earlier this month. Read more
Students Design Innovative Modular Homes for the Homeless
UCI Samueli School of Engineering News
October 20, 2023
An image of rebirth inspired students from UC Irvine and Orange Coast College (OCC) as they designed and built a home named luminOCity to enter into the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon where it won second place, among many other awards, including first place in market potential and engineering and construction. They plan to donate the home to homeless youth. Read more
UC Irvine Team Ranked High in Orange County Sustainability Decathlon Results
UC Irvine News
October 17, 2023
teamMADE, a sustainable home design and construction crew with student members from the University of California, Irvine and Orange Coast College, placed second overall in the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon, which was held Oct. 5-15 at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa.
Edged out slightly by the first place-winning Rancho Cielo Construction Academy, based in Salinas, Calif., TeamMADE (Modular Affordable Dwellings for the Environment) had its name show up in several of the award categories, including first place in engineering & construction; first place in market potential; second place in sustainability & resilience; third place in architecture & interior design; third place in communications & marketing; and third place in innovation. Read more
teamMADE has officially placed 2nd Overall in the OC Sustainability Decathlon
UCI Samueli School of Engineering
Instagram
October 16, 2023
teamMADE has officially placed 2nd overall in the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon against nearly 15 other teams.
Other categories our team placed in include:
🏆 1st in Engineering & Construction
🏆 1st in Market Potential
🏆 1st (Tied) in Energy Efficiency
🌿 2nd in Sustainability and Resilience
🚰 2nd in Water Use & Conservation
🔬 3rd in Innovation
🏡 3rd in Architecture & Interior Design
📢 3rd in Communications & Marketing
🫂 3rd in Health & Comfort
Second Place for teamMADE!
UCI Samueli School of Engineering, Instagram
October 14, 2023
Congrats to TeamMADE for winning 2nd place in the OC Sustainability Decathlon, 1st place in Market Potential, 1st place in Engineering and Construction and many other awards! 🌍🎉👍🐜 Read more
Check out luminOCity
UCI Samueli School of Engineering, Instagram
October 12, 2023
Check out LuminOCity – the modular home UCI and OCC students helped build for the OC Sustainability Decathlon. 🌎 The team is over 80% female🙋♀️. The sustainable homes are on display at the OC Fair & Events Center through Oct. 15. Watch the video
Nearly 5,000 Students attend OCSD Education Day
OCSD YouTube
October 10, 2023
Join us on an unforgettable journey as we take you inside the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon’s Education Day, which took place October 6, 2023. We’re bringing you exclusive footage of nearly 5,000 enthusiastic K-12 students exploring the future of sustainable living. Watch as they engage with cutting-edge innovations, eco-friendly technologies, and passionate experts, all in the name of a greener, more sustainable world. Get ready to be inspired by the next generation’s commitment to environmental stewardship and their boundless curiosity for a better, brighter future! Watch the video
teamMADE to donate house to HIS-OC
UCI Samueli School of Engineering, Instagram
October 5, 2023
A UCI engineering team designed this modular home for the OC Sustainability Decathlon. They want to send it to homeless youth at Homeless Intervention Services of OC. Watch as homeless youth share their stories. Watch the video
SCE Backs College Teams Vying to be Sustainability Decathlon Champion
Edison International, SoCal Edison, Energized
October 5, 2023
Fourteen colleges worldwide compete in Orange County to build the most sustainable, energy-efficient homes. There are no bands, cheerleaders or fight songs, but this college championship may be the most important contest this fall.
Fourteen teams from colleges as far away as China are competing this month in the first Orange County Sustainability Decathlon. The competition was designed to inspire students to build the most sustainable, ultra-efficient homes to meet California’s goal of 100% renewable energy by 2045. Read more
OC SUSTAINABILITY DECATHLON OPENS ON OCTOBER 5, 2023
teamMADE is counting down the days until the opening ceremony of the OC Sustainability Decathlon on Thursday, October 5th at 1:00 pm at the OC Fairgrounds. This is what our team has been working towards for two years!
You were part of our team’s journey so come out and tour teamMADE’s luminOCity house! We would love to show you how far we’ve come and how we incorporated all the fantastic product our partners donated to us!
Check out the public schedule with times when our luminOCity house and the houses of 11 other schools are open for you and come to cheer us on at the award ceremonies. Click here for schedule
Tour Green Village as Student Homebuilders Compete in Sustainability Decathlon
Orange County Register
September 27, 2023
Free 8-day event Orange County Fairgrounds includes a job fair, documentaries, speakers, and more. It’s aimed at centering this area as a capital of sustainability. Read more
UCI’s teamMADE wants their modular home to house at-risk and homeless youths
UCI Samueli School of Engineering, Instagram
September 25, 2023
UCI’s teamMADE wants their modular home (an entry in the OC Sustainability Decathlon) to house at-risk and homeless youths! It needs donations to support the home’s move to Homeless Intervention Services of OC in Placentia. To support this project, go to this website. Read more
teamMADE – Monthly Newsletter – September 2023
teamMADE
September 2023
Keep up with our team as we design, engineer, and build our house to compete in the OC Sustainability Decathlon from October 5-15, 2023 at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA. Each issue of our monthly newsletter covers the status of our design and construction phases, informs you about milestone events, and spotlights our fanstastic partners.
Our September issue is proudly sponsored by Panasonic.
In this issue we announce the name for our house: luminOCity and why we chose that name, see pictures of continuing construction as we count down the days to the competition, learn how to plant a native garden, try our recipe for energy efficiency, see pictures of our Hello, Team! partner event, and check out our Special Partner Spotlight on Arktura. Read more
teamMADE – Monthly Newsletter – August 2023
teamMADE
August 2023
Keep up with our team as we design, engineer, and build our house to compete in the OC Sustainability Decathlon from October 5-15, 2023 at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA. Each issue of our monthly newsletter covers the status of our design and construction phases, informs you about milestone events, and spotlights our fanstastic partners.
Our August issue is proudly sponsored by Arktura.
In this issue, see pictures of continuing construction, learn more about PHIUS and other important standards, read about innovative systems in our house, check out our Special Partner Spotlight on FH Home, and see who already moved in! Read more
teamMADE – Monthly Newsletter – July 2023
teamMADE
July 2023
Keep up with our team as we design, engineer, and build our house to compete in the OC Sustainability Decathlon from October 5-15, 2023 at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA. Each issue of our monthly newsletter covers the status of our design and construction phases, informs you about milestone events, and spotlights our fanstastic partners.
Our July issue is proudly sponsored by Gouvis Engineering.
In this issue, see pictures of the start of construction, learn more about how the design of our house incorporates sustainability, resilience, and well-being, check out our Special Partner Spotlight on Daltile, and quiz yourself on recognizing if plants are native or non-native to California. Read more
Who knows why a butterfly roof is great for sustainability?
UCI School of Engineering, Instagram
July 12, 2023
Who knows why a butterfly roof is great for sustainability? Check out teamMADE’s design for the 2023 OC Sustainability Decathlon: https://teammade.eng.uci.edu/ Read more
teamMADE – Monthly Newsletter – June 2023
teamMADE
June 2023
Keep up with our team as we design, engineer, and build our house to compete in the OC Sustainability Decathlon from October 5-15, 2023 at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA. Each issue of our monthly newsletter covers the status of our design and construction phases, informs you about milestone events, and spotlights our fanstastic partners.
Our June issue is proudly sponsored by Tree of Life Nursery.
In this issue, learn more about how electric bikes revolutionize the way we move, check out our Special Partner Spotlight on Tree of Life Nursery, see the outcome of teamMADE’s successful participation in the UCI Stella Zhang New Venture Competition, and learn about the important OSHA Safety training and certification as we enter the construction phase of our project. Read more
UCI Paul Merage School of Business Announces SZ New Venture Competition Finalists
UCI Merage School of Business
May 15, 2023
The Merage School’s Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is pleased to present the teams competing in the Grand Finale of the 2023 Stella Zhang New Venture Competition.
Final teams will be presenting their business pitches to a panel of experienced judges with hopes to win part of $100,000 in total prizes to launch their idea into reality. The Grand Finale will take place on May 25, 2023. Read more
teamMADE – Monthly Newsletter – May 2023
teamMADE
May 2023
Keep up with our team as we design, engineer, and build our house to compete in the OC Sustainability Decathlon from October 5-15, 2023 at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA. Each issue of our monthly newsletter covers the status of our design and construction phases, informs you about milestone events, and spotlights our fanstastic partners.
Our May issue is proudly sponsored by DalTile.
In this issue, learn more about how ADUs can help with California’s housing crisis, check out our Special Partner Spotlight on Danielian Associates, learn more about the 10 competition categories of the OC Sustainability Decathlon, and cheer us on as teamMADE competes in the UCI Stella Zhang New Venture Competition. Read more
UCI Business School Announces Stella Zhang New Venture Competition Semi-Finalists
UCI Paul Merage School of Business
April 17, 2023
The Merage School’s Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is pleased to present the teams competing in the semi-final round of the 2023 Stella Zhang New Venture Competition. These teams will present their business pitches with the hopes of being one of ten teams selected to compete at the SZNVC Grand Finale pitch event. The semi-finals will take place on May 12, 2023. Read more
teamMADE – Monthly Newsletter – April 2023
teamMADE Inaugural Newsletter
teamMADE
April 2023
Keep up with our team as we design, engineer, and build our house to compete in the OC Sustainability Decathlon from October 5-15, 2023 at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA. Each issue of our monthly newsletter will cover the status of our design and construction phases, will inform you about milestone events, and spotlight our fanstastic partners.
Our April issue is proudly sponsored by Danielian Associates.
Learn more about our team, how we use FrameCAD as an innovative tool to build sustainable and affordable houses, and our client Homeless Intervention Services-OC (HIS-OC). Read more
OCC, UCI collaborate for OC Sustainability Decathlon
Coast Report, The Student Voice of Orange Coast College
March 27, 2023
Orange Coast College and the UC Irvine are partnering together to design and build a sustainable home in the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon 2023 in early June 2023.
The OCSD23 is a competition challenging multidisciplinary teams across the world to design and build eco-friendly homes.
Officials will evaluate each house in 10 different categories, such as Sustainability and Resilience, Architecture and Interior Design, Engineering and Construction, Communication and Marketing, Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Water Use and Conservation, Health and Comfort, Lighting and Appliances, and Market Potential. Read more
PBS Program “OC World” Shines Spotlight on Orange County Sustainability Decathlon
PBS, OC World
January 24, 2023
“OC World,” the public affairs program on L.A. PBS affiliate KLCS, recently devoted an entire episode to the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon. The episode featured interviews with several prominent figures, including State Sen. Dave Min, Cal State Fullerton College of Engineering Dean Susan Barua, and Orange County Sustainability Decathlon President Fred Smoller.
Two UCI teams to participate in Orange County Sustainability Decathlon 2023
Competition challenges engineers to design and build net-zero carbon energy buildings
UC Irvine News
July 6, 2022
Two engineering groups from the University of California, Irvine – one in partnership with Orange Coast Community College and one from the UCI Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – are among the 18 teams chosen to enter the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon 2023.
The OCSD23 is a collegiate competition that challenges multidisciplinary teams from architecture and engineering schools to design, build and display innovative, net-zero energy buildings with sustainable materials and state-of-the-art technology. Teams have 17 months to produce their homes, which will then be showcased at the OC Fairgrounds in October of 2023. The houses will be judged in 10 categories related to sustainability, design, efficiency, comfort and communications/marketing. Read more
Here are the colleges that will compete to make OC ‘world’s sustainability capital’
Sustainability Decathlon founders want Orange County to be synonymous with beautiful, functional, affordable, environmentally groundbreaking building innovations
Orange County Register
May 23, 2022
Orange County was famous for ranching and agriculture, for Disneyland and John Wayne, for aerospace and vast tracts of safe, cookie-cutter housing.
That was yesterday. The organizers of the first Orange County Sustainability Decathlon want to forge a new tomorrow for the O.C., making it synonymous with beautiful, functional, affordable, environmentally groundbreaking building innovations that are fire and drought-resistant, leave no carbon footprint and aim to do no less than help save the planet. Read more
OCSD Announces 2023 Participants
18 Teams From Across the Globe Have 17 Months to Design and Build Innovative, Net-Zero Homes of the Future as Part of a Major Collegiate Competition
Orange County Sustainability Decathlon Press Release
May 23, 2022
Organizers of the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon (OCSD) announced today that they selected 18 teams to take part in its inaugural groundbreaking event.
Eleven of the participating teams represent California institutions, including University of California schools, California State University institutions, a community college, and a vocational school. Read more
Check out the OC Sustainability Decathlon
Contact
Jennifer Wilkens, UCI
jwilkens@uci.edu
Mark Walter, UCI
m.walter@uci.edu