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…
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…
[tabs slidertype=”images”] [imagetab width=”650″ height=”489″]http://solardesign.com/wp-content/uploads/Maverick-21.jpg[/imagetab] [imagetab width=”650″ height=”489″]http://solardesign.com/wp-content/uploads/Maverick-11.jpg[/imagetab] [imagetab width=”650″ height=”489″]http://solardesign.com/wp-content/uploads/Maverick-3.jpg[/imagetab] [imagetab width=”650″ height=”489″]http://solardesign.com/wp-content/uploads/Maverick-4.jpg[/imagetab] [imagetab width=”650″ height=”489″]http://solardesign.com/wp-content/uploads/Maverick-5.jpg[/imagetab] [/tabs] The Maverick Landing mixed-income neighborhood in East Boston is the winner of the 2011 Boston Society of Architects John M. Clancy Award for Socially Responsible Housing. Solar Design Associates collaborated with…
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 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…
