King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Stretching across 9,000 acres on the Red Sea coast about 60km north of Jeddah, is the sparkling campus of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. KAUST is the vision of King Abdullah. The $23 billion cost was financed…
Clark University Worcester, MA Clark University wanted their newest addition to campus to be as energy efficient as possible. They retained Architerra, a Boston-based architectural firm well known for sustainable design and Architerra retained SDA for our innovative solar power solutions. With this being the first solar-powered building on campus,…
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Westborough, MA The Massachusetts Fish and Wildlife Agency’s new field headquarters is the first Net-Zero-Energy building commissioned by the Commonwealth. Architerra was retained to design the facility to achieve Net-Zero as well as LEED Platinum. Architerra retained SDA to help them balance the energy…
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…
Tin Mountain Conservation Center Albany, NH New Hampshire’s Tin Mountain Conservation Center provides education programs that foster greater awareness and understanding of the natural environment for school children, adults, and families. When the organization decided to build their new headquarters and Nature Learning Center, SDA was retained to help create…
Carlisle House Carlisle, MA The Carlisle House, built in 1980, is a pioneering project for the residential application of photovoltaics. In collaboration with MIT and the US Department of Energy, Solar Design Associates designed this home that incorporates passive energy-saving building design features and cutting edge energy generation technology. In…
Georgia Tech Aquatic Center for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Atlanta, GA The 1996 Summer Olympic Games were hosted in Atlanta, GA. The competition swimming pools were heated by large PV and solar thermal arrays mounted on the roof of the Olympic Natatorium at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Giving rise…
