Firm Leadership
Robert Erb - Senior Project Manager
Robert Erb has expertise in energy-conscious building design,
production of construction working documents and building specifications,
thermal analysis of buildings, solar electric systems engineering,
passive and active solar systems design and modeling, building
integration of solar energy systems and supervision of construction.
Robert incorporates his extensive hands-on experience in the
engineering of solar energy systems. He excels in understanding
the detailed requirements of a project as well as dealing with
all of the project stakeholders, from the project owner to the
installation crew.
Mr. Erb coordinates the architectural design work of the Studio
while managing SDA's commercial solar projects, including developing
and deploying multiple installations of British Petroleum's new
'Sunflower' photovoltaic canopies at service stations across
North America. Robert ensures that all applicable codes are met,
the systems are specified and documented for bid, the contractors
are trained and the systems are commissioned. Similarly, Robert
has been the project leader for design, engineering and implementation
of 300 kW of distributed PV systems under TVA's Green Power Switch
program.
Robert received his Bachelor of Architecture professional (5-year)
degree from the University of Miami in 1981, and a Masters of
Architecture and Environmental Planning with honors from Arizona
State University in 1982. He joined Solar Design Associates in
1983.
