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Architects as Solar PV Subject Matter Experts Wanted for National Training Project

  • 1.  Architects as Solar PV Subject Matter Experts Wanted for National Training Project

    Posted 06-01-2016 02:52 PM

    Hello COTE & CoD members, 

    I am posting this on behalf of a member of both the AIA Energy Leadership Group AND Codes & Standards Committee.

    Please see the attached solicitation for details regarding the project and the modest compensation BCAP can provide for your help. If you have any questions, you should contact Maureen Guttman, AIA, BCAP President, at 202.530.2211 or mguttman@bcapcodes.org.

    Solar PV Subject Matter Experts Wanted for National Training Project

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    Solar PV Subject Matter Experts Wanted for National Training Project
    The Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP) and the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) are seeking Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to help develop, review and perfect solar photo-voltaic (PV) training materials and messaging for design professionals.
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    Scott Frank
    Sr. Director, Media Relations
    The American Institute of Architects
    Washington DC
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  • 2.  RE: Architects as Solar PV Subject Matter Experts Wanted for National Training Project

    Posted 06-02-2016 06:02 PM
    This sounds like a very good idea, specifically for California as many counties are establishing Community Choice Energy Joint Power Authorities such that they are purhaing their own power - renewable power, in place of the local vendor such as PG&E.  As a JPA board member, I anticipate that there will be significant opportunities for our clients to incorporate large amount of solar panels, etc, that will become a provider to these JPAs.



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  • 3.  RE: Architects as Solar PV Subject Matter Experts Wanted for National Training Project

    Posted 06-04-2016 10:03 AM

    So explain something to me.  After we  buy all our power  from alternatives to PG&E et al, it still has to be  delivered  on infrastructure installed and maintained by PG&E no?  When this money  goes to alternative  energy companies are they paying  PG&E for  the  privilege  of delivering alternative  power?  Companies like  PG&E are  already reneging (or trying to) on solar energy buyback programs  because they're  claiming they can't afford to provide and  maintain  the  infrastructure  necessary for  the  grid to work if  they don't make  money  off of generating  power. Buying alternative  power  feels  a little  like  smoke and  mirrors to me  or  robbing Peter to pay Paul.  Hopefully  this money changing  pockets approach is doing something meaningful to the  system of providing  electricity in this  country.

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    Eugene Ely AIA, LEED AP

    San Jose, CA

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