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  Residential Design
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Steven Strong's
The Solar Electric House
Steven Strong's Classic Book: The Solar Electric House

A consumer's guide to solar home design, by the pre-eminent authority on renewable energy systems.
Tin Mountain Conservation Center at night

environmental resource center powered by renewable energy

rural education center is a model of sustainability

When the Tin Mountain Conservation Center wanted to construct an resource-efficient, zero-energy headquarters, Solar Design Associates provided turnkey rooftop solar electric and thermal systems with radiant heating.

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21st Century Farmstead

twenty-first century farmstead is energy-independent

Comfortable living in a challenging climate with no energy bills

A private client wanted a traditional New England farmstead as their primary residence and asked that it be powered completely by renewable energy.

SDA responded by designing a south-facing integrated electric roof of high-efficiency silicon solar cells for the traditional out barn.

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Lewis Center, Oberlin College
Lewis Center, Oberlin College
architect: Wm. McDonough + Partners
photo: Barney Taxell

world's first fully solar-powered academic facility

SDA engineers a model PV system and teaching tool for Oberlin College

The Chair of the Environmental Studies Department at Oberlin, Dr. David Orr, wanted his new academic facility to be powered completely by solar energy. SDA provided a range of services to help him accomplish this goal.

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Tofte Cabin - Minnesota
The Tofte Cabin, Minnesota

sun, wind and water - an elemental retreat

compact cabin embodies 'small is beautiful' while achieving a zero-energy status

For this vacation retreat on the shore of Lake Superior, SDA worked cooperatively with architect Sarah Nettleton to fulfill the owner's goal of reducing the ecological impact of the building to as close to zero as possible.

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photovoltaics-powered solar house North Carolina
Hot summers, cold winters....the owners of this home stay comfortable year-round with their solar electric and solar thermal sytems.

lakeside home sustains itself on sunlight

SDA crafts a zero-energy luxury home

With backgrounds in high tech, Jeff Martin and his wife Bron wanted their new home to incorporate the latest in clean, green technologies. SDA designed a solar-powered residence which obtains its heating, cooling, hot water and electricity from the sun.

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