▁best ▁bl ends ▁afford ability , ▁consumer ▁appeal , ▁and ▁design ▁with ▁optimal ▁energy ▁production ▁and ▁maximum ▁efficiency . ▁These ▁homes ▁are ▁jud ged ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁cont ests . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁E co C AR ▁ 3 ▁challenge , ▁ 1 6 ▁university ▁teams ▁red es ign ▁a ▁Che v ro let ▁Cam aro ▁to ▁reduce ▁its ▁environmental ▁impact ▁without ▁reducing ▁its ▁performance . ▁It ▁is ▁spons ored ▁by ▁DO E ▁and ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁Arg onne ▁National ▁Labor atory . ▁ ▁The ▁Race ▁to ▁Zero ▁Student ▁Design ▁Compet ition ▁teach es ▁college ▁students ▁about ▁the ▁building ▁science ▁field ▁by ▁challeng ing ▁them ▁to ▁design ▁zero ▁energy ▁ready ▁homes . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Bio ener g ize ME ▁Inf ographic ▁Challenge , ▁students ▁in ▁gr ades ▁ 9 - 1 2 ▁use ▁technology ▁to ▁research , ▁interpret , ▁apply , ▁and ▁then ▁design ▁an ▁inf ographic ▁that ▁respond s ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁cross - curr icular ▁bio energy ▁topics . ▁ ▁The ▁Colleg iate ▁Wind ▁Compet ition ▁is ▁a ▁contest ▁where ▁college ▁teams ▁are ▁jud ged ▁by ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁wind ▁tur bine ▁based ▁on ▁market ▁research , ▁develop ▁a ▁business ▁plan ▁to ▁market ▁the ▁product , ▁build ▁and ▁test ▁the ▁tur bine ▁against ▁set ▁requirements , ▁and ▁demonstrate ▁knowledge ▁of ▁sit ing ▁constraints ▁and ▁location ▁challeng es ▁for ▁product ▁installation . ▁ ▁In ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Energy ▁Studies ▁and ▁the ▁Id aho ▁National ▁Labor atory , ▁the ▁Ge oth