Solar Design Associates partnered with Harvard University to provide a solar electric system for the historic Arsenal on the Charles River in Watertown, MA. The Watertown Arsenal houses a variety of businesses that provide services ranging from food to software to medicine. The energy intensive nature of such a building…
Solar Design Associates was commissioned by a private client to design a custom single-family home with fully integrated, high performance renewable energy systems. Located in northern Maine, the house has the capability to remain off the grid at any time of year in the event of a utility grid…
Renewable energy generation is at the core of National Grid’s commitment to sustainable development. The utility company has recently installed 5MW of PV generation capacity throughout five sites in Massachusetts. National Grid teamed up with Solar Design Associates to develop their largest site in Dorchester, which totals 1.2MW. The…
The town of Swampscott, MA has incorporated rooftop solar electric generation into their middle and high schools in order to offset on-site electricity usage and provide a means of educating their students about renewable energy. With access to real-time energy production and weather data, students, faculty, and parents have the…
Some of the most energy intensive operations overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC), including correctional facilities, a wastewater treatment plant, and an MCI industries license plate facility, are now powered by renewable energy in Norfolk and Middlesex counties. Five solar electric system installations spread throughout four towns provide…
The River Terminal Corporation retained Solar Design Associates to provide a solar electric system that would allow them to utilize the solar energy falling on the vast rooftop of their complex in New Jersey. SDA performed a full assessment of the River Terminal facilities and proposed a two-phase plan to…
Hanscom Field is a public airport operated by the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) in Bedford, MA. As a state-run facility, it has recently had the advantage of participating in the Commonwealth’s Leading by Example Program (LBE) which works to reduce the overall environmental impacts of state government operations. The PV…
The recently completed School of the Arts in Redding, California immerses its students, grades K-8, in environmentally friendly space. The building and school campus were designed by Trilogy Architecture to achieve a LEED platinum rating. The major contributors to this pending certification are the energy efficient building, sustainable use…
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,…
The State of California wanted to power the new data processing center for their State Compensation Insurance Fund with solar electricity. With the building’s roofscape already well subscribed with roof-top equipment to manage the center’s cooling requirements, SDA worked with HOK Architects’ San Francisco office to design a solar…
