Students headed to Denver as 'Solar Decathlon' finalists
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
![Gerring and the team, en route to Denver](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/04/Takeoff.jpg)
"Our Solar Decathlon team is very excited to be heading to Denver to compete in the final round this coming weekend," said faculty adviser Dorothy J. Gerring, associate professor of architecture. "They have been developing their design since September and are ready to answer tough questions about their choices and system designs. This is our first competition back on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory campus for several years and it is a great opportunity for our students to meet others from around the world interested in the future of sustainable building design."
![Student team prepped for national competition](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/04/PCT-Solar-Decathlon-Team-Photo-2022.jpg)
They will be cheered from Pennsylvania by teammates David B. Fischetti, Mechanicsburg, and Kory M. Smith, Shavertown, both majoring in building science and sustainable design: architectural technology concentration; and Harrison Wohlfarth, Midlothian, Virginia, an applied technology studies student and building construction technology alumnus. (Due to the size of the competition venue, the NREL limited in-person participation to five members per entrant.)
![A rendering of the Community League Office Center](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/04/22DC_OB_PENN-COLLEGE_PHOTO1_2022-04-05.jpg)
The Penn College project – which creates more energy than it uses – is the "Community League Office Center," designed to accommodate leasable office space and a new location for Williamsport's Community Theatre League.
Anyone wishing to financially assist the students in their quest is welcome to visit College Relations' giving page.