Costa Mesa’s Neighborhood Community Center gets Solar Power
Approved in 2009, the City of Costa Mesa is wrapping up it’s new 106kW solar system that it obtained through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Solar City, thanks to the leadership of the City’s Building Department Official, Khanh Nguyen. Photovoltaic solar modules were installed on both the City’s Neighborhood Community Center (NCC) and the ...
2009 Costa Mesa Solar Tour Debrief
October 3rd, 2009 was the 2nd American Solar Energy Society Tour I’ve organized and it was another successful learning experience. Approximately 200 people attended, many traveling from neighboring counties, to check out four different homes equipped with photovoltaic solar systems in the City of Costa Mesa. Two of the four homes were nearing completion so ...
The CAMP’s creative use of vacancy
Commercial office and retail vacancy is becoming a serious problem for many Orange County real estate investors and property owners. Unlike the typical reaction of street signs and desperate print advertising, The CAMP is offering up space to non-profits that relate to their current “eco-conscious” tenants. These non-profits and art exhibitions continue to expose the ...
OC’s 1st LEED® Platinum Certified Home?
With finish work and landscaping left on Developer Steven Blanchard’s construction schedule, he and his build team are on pace to complete the first United States Green Building Council LEED® Platinum Certified Home in Orange County, CA. all images shown are preliminary renderings Craftsman with a modern, green infusion. Designed by David Gangloff of David ...
