On April 22, the AIA’s Committee on the Environment (COTE) announced it’s 2014 Top 10 awards for green projects with exemplary architecture and ecological design. Among the Top 10 is The Bullitt Center in Seattle, WA. The innovative building is not only Net-Zero, but is Net-Positive, generating more energy than is needed…
Solar Design Associates was recently awarded the honor and privilege of engineering the state of the art PV system to be installed at the new Walden Pond Visitors Center. The new visitors center will feature a 100 kW solar PV array mounted on parking canopies, and two electric vehicle charging…
The new MA Fish & Wildlife headquarters goes Net-Zero with the help of a 290 kW solar PV array designed by Solar Design Associates.
Here are some photo highlights from last Friday’s ribbon cutting ceremony for the Harvard Community Solar Garden! Great achievements ensure many happy faces!
The first Community-owned Solar project in Massachusetts is nearing completion, with Solar Design Associates helping lead the way! The idea of a community-owned solar project was born out the of the desire of homeowners who wish to install a PV system, but are prevented from doing so for any number…
Solar Design Associates, in partnership with Cedar Energy Investors LLC, recently completed the design and installation of a 96 kW rooftop mounted PV system on the Boston Duck Tours headquarters in Dorchester, MA. Solar Design Associates enlisted the help of KW Management of Nashua, NH to install the PV system….
Determining the amount of value a solar (PV) system adds to a residence has never been an easy task. For many years, it was an intangible and implied value. As a whole, the solar industry and homeowners will generally agree that a home equipped with a solar system will be…
May 9 – Solar Design Associates has begun construction on a solar thermal system for the second phase of Saint Polycarp Village in Somerville. Developed by the Somerville Community Corporation (SCC), the village is a mixed-use project that provides green space, street-level retail space, and affordable rental apartments. Prior…
There is an article in this week’s Commercial Real Estate section of the New York Times featuring The Bullitt Center as the building gets its final touches before the official opening on Earth Day (April 22). The article points to some of the features that make this building truly advanced…
This year at the NESEA Building Energy conference, SDA will be conducting two workshops about PV system design and grid integration. On Tuesday, March 5th, our morning workshop will explore everything architects, engineers, and general contractors need to know to successfully incorporate photovoltaics into their projects. Our afternoon session will…
