Of the 10 contests at the Solar Decathlon, HBN earned 1st Place in Market Potential, 1st Place in Communications, and 3rd Place in Engineering. We also took home the Student Choice Award for "Super Awesome House" from the thousands of Colorado middle school students who toured the competition houses. Photo credit: Vivien Ng

View of Enable's light-filled main living area. Photo credit: Dept. of Energy

HBN team members onstage after receiving the 1st Place award in the Communications contest. Photo credit: Dept. of Energy

Enable fully constructed at the Solar Decathlon 2017 in Denver. Photo credit: Dept. of Energy

HBN team members celebrate after the awards ceremony. Photo credit: Dept. of Energy

Enable's kitchen features energy-efficient appliances, low-embodied carbon materials, and plenty of room to move around. Photo credit: Dept. of Energy

Set for 4, Enable's dining table allows for wheelchair access throughout the main living area, but can also expand to seat a party of 8. Photo credit: Dept. of Energy

Enable's master bedroom. Photo credit: Monika Wnuk 

ADA compliant, ensuite master bathroom. Photo credit: Monika Wnuk.

Enable's "convertible room," which functions as a home office, guest room, and could be occupied in the future by an in-home caregiver. It also features an ADA-compliant ensuite bathroom. Photo credit: Dept. of Energy

ADA-compliant bathroom for the convertible room. Photo credit: Monika Wnuk

This amazing crew helped us rebuild Enable in just 9 days -- the allotted reassembly period for the Solar Decathlon -- to ensure we were ready to start the competition on time. Thank you FedEx, Saunders Construction, Kelso-Burnett, and Evanston Lumber! Photo credit: Ruby Nahan

Evanston Lumber President Bob Fisher discusses construction of the south decks with HBN students Alex Toporek and Andrew Crane. Photo credit: Maggie Waldron

HBN Partners re-installing the engineered hardwood floors in Denver. Photo credit: Garrett Bourcier 

Panoramic view of Enable during the competition. Photo credit: Dick Co

HBN Project Manager Bill Bach working on the solar panel array with partners from GAF and RoofWorx. Photo credit: Dept. of Energy

HBN partners celebrate our ribbon cutting in August 2017 before transporting Enable to Denver for the competition. Photo credit: Sally Ryan

HBN students at Enable's ribbon cutting celebration in August 2017.  Photo credit: Sally Ryan