The SDA team commissioned the Bullitt Center PV array last week in Seattle. Complete electrical and mechanical system commissioning is one of the services that SDA offers as PV system engineers for Zero Net Energy buildings. Performing this comprehensive testing at system start-up is important to provide an initial production benchmark for…
Zero Net Energy Bullitt Center Featured in TIME
TIME magazine recently featured the Bullitt Center as an example for environmentally responsible buildings. Solar Design Associates has been working with the architects at Miller Hull to design canopy and façade-mounted PV arrays for the new office building, currently under construction in Seattle’s Central Area. The photovoltaic system…
Zero Net Energy Solutions
We love the challenge of creating energy solutions for high performance buildings. Zero energy describes buildings that produce as much energy as they consume. SDA collaborates with clients on zero energy projects from their inception to their end because we know that designing a zero net energy building (ZNEB) requires…
SDA Hosts Workshop on Zero Net Energy Buildings at NESEA Conference
Every year for more than a decade, the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) has hosted the Building Energy conference which features workshops by leaders in the field of renewable energy and high performance buildings. This year, SDA’s own Steven Strong and Luke McKneally (AIA, LEED) will discuss commercial and institutional…
North Shore Community College: Zero Net Energy
The Allied Health Building at the North Shore Community College campus in Danvers, MA is the leading example of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ outstanding commitment to energy efficiency and renewable energy. The project is the Commonwealth’s first state-owned zero net energy building. In order to fulfill the zero energy designation,…
Net-Zero-Energy Bullitt Center
Bullitt Center Seattle, WA When Bullitt Foundation President and CEO Denis Hayes was ready to build his new headquarters, he set some very challenging goals. The six-story facility was to be Zero-Net-Energy and also meet all the requirements of the Living Building Challenge-a holistic set of restorative design criteria developed…
Toward Zero and Beyond: SDA Seminar at ABX 2012
Solar Design Associates President Steven Strong and Senior Project Architect Luke McKneally AIA, LEED AP will give a seminar entitled, “Toward Zero and Beyond” at this year’s Architecture Boston Expo at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Friday, November 16th at 8:30am. This seminar discusses Net-Zero Energy design for various facility…
Lecture and Exhibit ABX 2012
Solar Design Associates had a strong showing at the ABX 2012 conference, both giving a seminar on zero net energy building and exhibiting on the conference floor. The seminar was a success, as it led into an interesting discussion about the future of PV applications. We had a great time…
Bullitt Center Construction Update
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SDA Provides Technical Consulting for Solarize Massachusetts
Solar Design Associates was chosen to support the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (CEC) in selecting solar installers for the first full round of the Solarize Massachusetts program. The program encourages the adoption of residential scale solar PV by combining community outreach and a tiered pricing structure that provides increased…
