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San Juan, Puerto Rico

Client

Putnam Bridge, LLC, Ciudadela Development

Size

4 acres

Program

Resilient Energy Systems, Solar Array Design

Collaborators

ALL Solar and Lighting Solutions LLC

Year

2013

Awards

Ciudadela Energy

An extensive rooftop solar array in the Caribbean

Local led the resilient systems design for a residential development in the Santurce district of downtown San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Client

Putnam Bridge, LLC, Ciudadela Development

Size

4 acres

Program

Resilient Energy Systems, Solar Array Design

Collaborators

ALL Solar and Lighting Solutions LLC

Year

2013

Awards

The project’s first phase was a retrofit of existing site buildings to incorporate renewable systems, including solar battery, geothermal cooling, and wind technologies.

The project’s first phase was a retrofit of existing site buildings to incorporate renewable systems, including solar battery, geothermal cooling, and wind technologies.

The project’s first phase was a retrofit of existing site buildings to incorporate renewable systems, including solar battery, geothermal cooling, and wind technologies.

The project’s first phase was a retrofit of existing site buildings to incorporate renewable systems, including solar battery, geothermal cooling, and wind technologies.

The second phase was an urban design plan to optimize proposed building envelopes for wind and solar energy collection.

The second phase was an urban design plan to optimize proposed building envelopes for wind and solar energy collection.

The second phase was an urban design plan to optimize proposed building envelopes for wind and solar energy collection.

The second phase was an urban design plan to optimize proposed building envelopes for wind and solar energy collection.

The third phase establishes performance guidelines for the park and open spaces, connecting Phases 1 and 2 with a new cultural public space adjacent to the existing Museum of Art of Puerto Rico.

The third phase establishes performance guidelines for the park and open spaces, connecting Phases 1 and 2 with a new cultural public space adjacent to the existing Museum of Art of Puerto Rico.

The third phase establishes performance guidelines for the park and open spaces, connecting Phases 1 and 2 with a new cultural public space adjacent to the existing Museum of Art of Puerto Rico.

The third phase establishes performance guidelines for the park and open spaces, connecting Phases 1 and 2 with a new cultural public space adjacent to the existing Museum of Art of Puerto Rico.

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Five years after installing the solar array, Category 4 Hurricane Maria tested the resilience of the complex. Contrary to the conventional wisdom that rooftop urban solar and hurricane-force winds do not mix, the array lost fewer than 6% of its panels, primarily due to projectiles landing on the rooftop from adjacent structures. The primary electrical connections remained intact, and the solar-powered system was back up and functioning within weeks following minor repairs.

Five years after installing the solar array, Category 4 Hurricane Maria tested the resilience of the complex. Contrary to the conventional wisdom that rooftop urban solar and hurricane-force winds do not mix, the array lost fewer than 6% of its panels, primarily due to projectiles landing on the rooftop from adjacent structures. The primary electrical connections remained intact, and the solar-powered system was back up and functioning within weeks following minor repairs.

Five years after installing the solar array, Category 4 Hurricane Maria tested the resilience of the complex. Contrary to the conventional wisdom that rooftop urban solar and hurricane-force winds do not mix, the array lost fewer than 6% of its panels, primarily due to projectiles landing on the rooftop from adjacent structures. The primary electrical connections remained intact, and the solar-powered system was back up and functioning within weeks following minor repairs.

Five years after installing the solar array, Category 4 Hurricane Maria tested the resilience of the complex. Contrary to the conventional wisdom that rooftop urban solar and hurricane-force winds do not mix, the array lost fewer than 6% of its panels, primarily due to projectiles landing on the rooftop from adjacent structures. The primary electrical connections remained intact, and the solar-powered system was back up and functioning within weeks following minor repairs.

With an investment of under $6 million, the proposed efficiency improvements and sustainable energy systems now provide 82% of the energy demand for the mixed-use complex. Payback of the initial capital investment was achieved in just three years without subsidies.

With an investment of under $6 million, the proposed efficiency improvements and sustainable energy systems now provide 82% of the energy demand for the mixed-use complex. Payback of the initial capital investment was achieved in just three years without subsidies.

With an investment of under $6 million, the proposed efficiency improvements and sustainable energy systems now provide 82% of the energy demand for the mixed-use complex. Payback of the initial capital investment was achieved in just three years without subsidies.

With an investment of under $6 million, the proposed efficiency improvements and sustainable energy systems now provide 82% of the energy demand for the mixed-use complex. Payback of the initial capital investment was achieved in just three years without subsidies.