Modern Beach House in Truro by ZeroEnergy Design

Planning for the extreme variation in occupancy was an issue the designers dealt with from the start. The home is split into a ˜Living Bar’ and a ˜Sleeping Bar.’ The Sleeping Bar is the expansion module with numerous bedrooms & bathrooms to accommodate the entire family. The Living Bar includes the living and dining areas, as well as a secondary master bedroom – all that the couple needs when the children are away. This programmatic... 

Solar-Powered Community by Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

Housing developer Actus Lend Lease, SolarCity®, Tucson Electric Power (TEP), and financing parties National Bank of Arizona and U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC) are working to create one of the nation’s largest distributed, community-wide solar power systems at Soaring Heights Communities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Upon completion, the community is expected to be the largest solar-powered community in the continental... 

Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group to construct solar power system at Patriot Place

Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) today announced that its subsidiary, Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group, will construct a photovoltaic power system that will generate approximately 525 kilowatts of clean, renewable solar power at Patriot Place, the 1.3-million-square-foot entertainment, retail and dining destination adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The system will supply approximately 30 percent of Patriot Place’s... 

KYOCERA and Independence Power Announce Completion of 268 kW Solar Power System in Burbank, California

As part of the construction of a new private aviation hangar at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif., Independence Power has completed a 268 kW solar power system which meets 100% of the requirements for the new hangar and attached office building. The structure was built by Shangri-La Construction, and is occupied by Avjet Corporation. The structure has been certified at a LEED Platinum level, and is the first aircraft hangar to be entirely powered... 

Envision Solar Creates LifeVillage(TM) Modular Structures with Self-Contained Electricity and Water Treatment for Use in Areas with Limited Infrastructure

Envision Solar International announces the launch of its latest product designed to integrate clean power into buildings and communities. Envision Solar is claiming a trademark of the term and design of the LifeVillage™, a modular self-contained “infrastructure in a crate” that can provide critical utilities in even the most remote areas of the planet. A demonstration project featuring the LifeVillage™ is planned for installation in Cote d’Ivoire,... 

Solar Tracking Skylights

Solar Tracking Skylights are self-contained, photovoltaic-powered active daylighting systems for low-slope roofs. A dome-protected array of mirrors tracks the sun across the sky to boost daylighting intensity and duration, especially during early-morning and late-afternoon hours when the sun is low.