October 23, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments, joins the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in congratulating the institution’s 2013 Solar Decathlon team on winning the People’s Choice Award at the 2013 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon event. Among the 19-home solar-powered neighborhood, the team’s net-zero energy UrbanEden home took top honors in public voting. In addition, it was honored with the award at the close of the two-week Solar Decathlon event at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California.