Competition
2023 OC Sustainability Decathlon
FIRST PLACE Rancho Cielo Youth Campus
SECOND PLACE University of California, Irvine/Orange Coast College
THIRD PLACE California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
Architecture & Interior Design
FIRST PLACE Rancho Cielo Youth Campus
SECOND PLACE California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
THIRD PLACE University of California, Irvine/Orange Coast College
Sustainability & Resilience
FIRST PLACE Rancho Cielo Youth Campus
SECOND PLACE University of California, Irvine/Orange Coast College
THIRD PLACE California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
Communications & Marketing
FIRST PLACE California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
SECOND PLACE Rancho Cielo Youth Campus
THIRD PLACE University of California, Irvine/Orange Coast College
Engineering & Construction
FIRST PLACE University of California, Irvine/Orange Coast College
SECOND PLACE Rancho Cielo Youth Campus
THIRD PLACE (TIE) California State University, Long Beach and
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
Lighting & Appliances
FIRST PLACE Rancho Cielo Youth Campus
SECOND PLACE California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
THIRD PLACE University of California, Santa Cruz
Water Use & Conservation
FIRST PLACE University of California, Santa Cruz
SECOND PLACE University of California, Irvine/Orange Coast College
THIRD PLACE California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
Health & Comfort
FIRST PLACE (TIE) California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
and Rancho Cielo Youth Campus
THIRD PLACE University of California, Irvine/Orange Coast College
Energy Efficiency
FIRST PLACE (TIE) Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State,
Rancho Cielo, UC Irvine Engineering, UC Irvine/Orange Coast College,
UC San Diego/Zhejiang Normal University, UC Santa Cruz
Market Potential
FIRST PLACE University of California, Irvine/Orange Coast College
SECOND PLACE University of California, Santa Cruz
THIRD PLACE California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
Innovation
FIRST PLACE University of California, Santa Cruz
SECOND PLACE Rancho Cielo Youth Campus
THIRD PLACE University of California, Irvine/Orange Coast College
Competition Overview
As a “Decathlon,” the OCSD is comprised of 10 contests that are scored independently of each other. Each contest is worth 100 points, with 1000 cumulative points available across the 10 contests. The team with the highest cumulative score at the end of contest week wins the competition. Teams earn points through jury evaluations, performance-based ratings, and performance-based verifications.
Sustainability & Resilience
The Sustainability and Resilience Jury reviews and evaluates team deliverables and the model home.
Architecture & Interior Design
The Architecture and Interior Design Jury reviews and evaluates team deliverables and the model home.
Engineering & Construction
The Engineering and Construction Jury reviews and evaluates team deliverables and the model home.
Communications & Marketing
The Communications and Marketing Jury reviews and evaluates team deliverables and the public exhibit experience.
Market Potential
The Market Potential Jury reviews and evaluates team deliverables and the model home.
Innovation
Each of the juries for Contests 1-5 reviews and evaluates innovation incorporated into the model home related to their respective areas of expertise.
Energy Efficiency
Design and build a model home with no greater than a 40 HERS Index (e.g., minimum 60% less net annual site electricity consumption than a standard benchmark house).
Water Use & Conservation
Design and build a model home with no greater than a 40 HERSH2O Index (e.g., minimum 60% less annual water consumption than a standard benchmark house).
Health & Comfort
Demonstrate that whole house systems, bathroom facilities, and plumbing systems and components function as intended and are installed and configured per the construction documentation.
Lighting & Appliances
Demonstrate that lighting system components, kitchen and laundry appliances, home office systems and components, security systems and components, and electronic entertainment systems and components function as intended and are installed and configured per the construction documentation.
The OCSD
Juried contest scores are assigned by groups of subject-matter experts. Performance rating and performance verification contest scores are assigned by the Competition Director.
Jury and Competition Director evaluation activities begin off-site before contest week and continue through contest week. Final contest scores are announced during formal award ceremonies during contest week.
