Solar Depot has designed and sold thousands of solar energy systems for homes and businesses in the 28 years it has been in business.

Solar Depot’s President is a Board Member of the California Solar Energy Industry Association (CALSEIA), and the company is also a member of Northern California Solar Energy Association, the Solar Electric Power Association, and the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals.

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Solar Energy Systems has installed over 60 solar electric systems on residential and commercial buildings since the company started in 1998. We are eligible installers with NYSERDA, NJCEP, and CCEF. We have a NABCEP certified installer on staff. We are members of NYSEIA, NESEA and ASES.

One of our key projects is on NYSERDA’s Headquarters in Albany, NY. This two-tiered photovoltaic awning system powers about half of NYSERDA’s computer load. The system will also be used to test new inverters when they come onto the market. The awning system is both active and passive, meaning that it generates electricity while also producing shade for the building’s lobby and second floor meeting room, reducing cooling requirements for those areas. In addition, the system includes a Data Acquisition System that displays real time performance data in the lobby of the NYSERDA building and on their website at www.PowerNaturally.org.

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I am a qualified permaculture teacher and run the Hancock Permaculture Center (http://www.hancockpermaculture.org). We specialize in natural stone and environmentally friendly garden installation and design. All of our projects are “green” and we employ permaculture principles in our design.

I have completed two official permaculture courses and teach.

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Sun Light and Power has completed over 400 residential systems in the San Francisco Bay Area. Recent projects include: Mission Plaza affordable housing (30 kW PV system) and a single family residence in Berkeley (2.3 kW PV system and 2 collector SDHW system). The first solar project completed by SLP was a Solar Domestic Hot Water System built the year the company was founded, 1976. Gary Gerber, along with six other SLP employees, are North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Certified solar installers. Gary has served on the Board of Directors of Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility since 1996 and also sits on the Board for the California Solar Energy Industry Association. He is one of the founders of the Green Resource Center and Build it Green, a statewide green building non-profit and is a charter member of the Sustainable Business Alliance. More...

Susan’s goal for every project is to combine excellent design with a deep respect for the environment.  She has worked on a number of projects that have become models of sustainable design including People’s Mutual Housing Association, the first green low income housing complex in Manhattan.  Susan has also taught at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and presented on sustainable design topics at numerous conferences and symposiums.

Some ecological aspects of Susan’s work are:
* indigenous plantings
* use of local building materials
* on site storm water management
* preserving existing vegetation
* limiting earthwork and site grading
* greenroof design
* maintaining watershed and wildlife corridors.

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We have completed many projects with green features over the last three years.  Our Pasatiempo remodel of a ranch style home, completed in 2006, scored well above LEED Gold standards. We currently have 3 staff members with NARI Green Building Professional Certificates and 1 member hold a certificate from USGBC.  We are affiliated with USGBC.  The company president, Jeff Talmadge helped to write the green building cerfication program currently in use by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry through his work on a specialty committee of the San Jose chapter.

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We have completed numerous “green” projects throughout the Bay Area.  We received the 2004 SFBA Sustainable Landscaping Committee award for landscape installation & design.  We have been practicing “green” building practices since our inception in 2000.  We do not currently hold any green accreditations besides our reputation as a sustainable design build firm.  We belong to Bioneers Institute and Sustainable Landscaping Organization.

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