Solar Picture of the Week – Harrah’s Rincon Casino
Swinerton is the EPC contractor for this ground mount, single axis tracker system at Harrah’s Rincon Casino. Located in Valley Center California, the project utilizes Suntech 280 watt modules, AE Solaron 500kW inverters, and the Wattsun single axis tracking system. This system will reduce Green House Gas emissions by 42,680 tons of CO2.
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Swinerton’s relationship with Kristi Yamaguchi and the Always Dream Foundation was developed through Senior Project Manager Chris Young, who had volunteered with the Always Dream Foundation in the past and had a great relationship with Kristi through his involvement in her home figure skating club. When the COO of the Always Dream Foundation mentioned Kristi’s vision for the Always Dream PlayPark to Chris he immediately went to the Swinerton Foundation to see how we could get involved since it was in line with our core value of giving back to the communities in which we live and...
Read MoreHow Much Do You Want to Save on Your Utility Bill? A Silver Lining to the Economic Downturn Part I
Part One in a Four Part Series The stimulus package signed by President Obama in February 2009 included $25 billion in core energy efficiency programs. Over 50% of this funding, more than $14 billion, has been allocated towards upgrading federal, school and higher education facilities to high performance buildings “in ways that are consistent with a recognized green building rating system.” While this is significant in and of itself, what is equally significant is the funding on the residential market that is available to home owners. Besides the over $300 million made available to...
Read MoreSwinerton Sustainability Challenge at Stanford
For almost 10 years Swinerton employees Adhamina Rodriguez and Dan Gonzales have been industry mentors at the AEC Global Teamwork course at Stanford University. AEC Global Teamwork is a unique and innovative program that was launched in 1993 by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. The program engages students from over 24 Universities worldwide in the process of developing a building project from conceptual design to virtual construction. Furthermore, the program involves undergraduate and graduate students in architecture, engineering and...
Read MoreSolar Picture of the Week – Padre Dam at Santee Lakes
The Padre Dam solar energy field was installed on a series of 15′ 0″ tall carport shade structures that are used for parking and storage of 300 recreational vehicles. The system generates 862 Kilowatts of DC power, and has an annual output of 1.48M kWhr each
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