Systems & Renewable Energy Consultants, LLC

	Where all things considered meets the bottom line

PV and green roofs:

Solar thermal and PV applications often integrate seamlessly with vegetative green roofing systems. An integrated plan, design, and build process is critical to maximizing the appropriate strategies.

Brief Overview of Services:

Financing, design, and installation of solar thermal and photo-voltaic systems,
Valuation of a site's solar assets,
Provide guidance concerning the application of solar tax credits, RPS markets, and future energy legislation,
Efficient integration of solar energy into projects seeking LEED certification,

SREC uniquely provides LEED Consulting that focuses on energy efficiency and renewable applications:

We provide exceptional insights into the site specific synergistic strategies that are available to a project. Quite often, early inclusion of the most appropriate energy efficient and roofing technologies will allow much greater freedom to design teams seeking LEED certification.
- Our guidance will make sure that as many LEED points as economically feasible will be realized through your project's roofing plan and choice of internal systems.
SREC has the knowledge and the network to support LEED NC, 2.1, 2.2, EB, and CS certification efforts within the Mid-Atlantic region. Choosing to enlist our services early in a project's planning, will give you the most flexibility in deciding which sustainable options best serve your goals and budget. For property developers and owners, tax credits as well as other financial incentives make renewable energy projects an investment vehicle that provides attractive returns, a cleaner environment, and a more independent energy future.

SREC’s mission is to present reliable and financially sound economic strategies to developers, building management teams, and institutional facilities for virtually all types of buildings. Beyond our ability to inform you of your best options, we understand the local subcontractor base for these technologies and thus can efficiently implement plans that we suggest. We stand behind our advice, in that we also provide "worry free" project management services to clients who desire that level of interaction. This ability to quickly implement what we suggest truly sets SREC apart.

Clear Opportunities to Differentiate Your Firm...

Companies involved in real estate development that fail to recognize the importance of energy management miss opportunities to reduce costs, hedge risk, and market themselves as environmentally responsible companies. Appropriate application of sustainable roofing systems may provide immediate cash flow and long term value to real estate assets.

Energy management is now an important aspect of environmental performance which poses a complex challenge to "management". As a result, it is likely that energy management performance is a strong indicator of management quality and stock market potential. The traditional "hand the baton off to the next person" method of construction is not a competitive way of doing business any longer. The conventional design and construction process is linear, with the building plans passing sequentially from the architect to engineers and other consultants and eventually to the general contractor. If the design is finalized before key players have a chance to weigh in, opportunities for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and "greener" materials can be missed. We can help you understand your best sustainable options given your goals, budget, and site conditions. The earlier we are brought into your project the better your options are likely to be. We can save you energy, help you produce your own energy, and enable you to make a positive environmental statement to your occupants, owners, and financiers. All this, while boosting your short and long term bottom lines. Our powerful combination of services is within your reach.

Combining Greenroofs and Solar Systems Makes Economic Sense:

The insulative and evaporative properties of greenroof systems can enable design teams to reduce the size of HVAC systems--savings that could be used to fund the increased construction costs of the greenroof. A properly designed integrated greenroof "system" will often help a project go well beyond LEED intents across several categories. Combining vegetative roofs with photo-voltaics provides much lower average operating temperatures that will increase production as well as help extend the useful life of the solar system. Thus, warmer climates produce the greatest synergies. Green roofs are an attractive roofing option that can reduce urban heat islands by providing shade and evapotranspiration, the release of water from plants to the surrounding air. Green roofs also:

Reduce sewage system loads by assimilating large amounts of rainwater.
Absorb air pollution, collect airborne particulates, and store carbon.
Protect underlying roof material by eliminating exposure to the sun's ultraviolet radiation and extreme daily temperature fluctuations.
Serve as living environments that provide habitats for birds and other small animals.
Offer an attractive alternative to traditional roofs, addressing growing concerns about urban quality of life.
Reduce noise transfer from the outdoors.
Insulate a building from extreme temperatures, mainly by keeping the building interior cool in the summer.