Off the Grid
Description
Participants conduct research on a sustainable architectural design for a home in a country of the team's choosing (according to theme requirements for the year), and document their findings in a display and a model. The model can be of the home designed by the team, or of a specific aspect of their design. Semifinalist teams give a presentation and are interviewed about their design.
2024-25 Challenge
Design a home for a family of four (4) in a country (of your choice) in which a boreal forest (taiga) biome is found.
The house must be designed for an area that does not have access to a power grid.
In addition, the house must include a renewable energy source, one (1) agricultural system, and must solve one (1) problem that is specific to the area.
Shuksan MS, 2024 1st Place
Event Resources
EVENT EXAMPLES
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Event Deadlines
January 23, 2025
Upload pdf file
Students will need their Participant ID number, and password, from their advisor. Only the team captain will be able to upload the file.
Students submit completed portfolio and images/sketches of display and model. Maximum of 2 pdf files.
April 2025
Students will submit their final portfolio, display and model. They will set up their display (CHECK DIMENSIONS!)
Semifinalist list will be posted on Friday afternoon. Semifinalists will give a presentation to judges on Friday afternoon/evening.
Washington TSA Rules
To compete, students must:
Belong to a currently affiliated TSA chapter
Be registered (by their TSA advisor) for competition by December 20, 2024 ($30)
Compete in the January 23, 2025 virtual competition (see individual event pages for details)
Be selected as a top competitor in their event(s) and invited to participate at State
Number of competitors is dependent on specific event
Qualifying competitor lists will be published by February 10, 2025
State Conference registration week February 24-28, 2025 (see state conference page for details)
At the state level, 3 teams (may be a team of 1) per chapter may compete.
Additional Information
Event Coordinator: Gunnar Thomason, GThomason@portangelesschools.org
Event Manager: Jennifer Smith, jsmith@washingtontsa.org
