Team reACTSchrantz, EmmaAndros, Whitney PaigeStoltz, Angela10 pages, illustrations, footnotesDescribes in-depth the efforts to educate, inform, and interest the public, including the communications strategy; success of outreach and education message; description of digital communications. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 teams must develop and implement communications strategies to engage their local communities, provide free tours to visitors during the event in Denver, and make an impact across the world through their digital presence and media outreach.en-USsolar decathloncommunicationseducational outreachclimate technology