Yesterday, the University of Maryland’s WaterShed team returned to first place at the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon in West Potomac Park.

Teams from 19 universities joined the competition.

“This was a big win in the architecture category, so hats off to Dean and his students, faculty, and staff for doing a great job” – said Darryll Pines, Dean and Farvardin Professor A. James Clark School of Engineering.