California Division of the State Architect

A covered outdoor area at Cherrywood Elementary in the Berryessa Union School District with solar panels, designed to meet California Division of the State Architect standards, stands in front of a building surrounded by a chain-link fence and greenery.

Berryessa Union School District

16 campuses, San Jose, CA 2016

Engineer of record, solar canopy. Canopy Mount. DSA services, EOR, Fire, Access, Electrical Engineering.

Cars are parked in a Lancaster, CA school parking lot under solar panel canopies on a clear day, with some empty spaces visible and grassy hills in the background, part of a project overseen by the California Division of the State Architect.

Lancaster Unified School District

23 schools, Lancaster, CA 2011

Provided site assessments, feasibility studies, general arrangements, and structural and electrical designs for PV systems at 23 schools, mounted primarily on carport and canopy structures. Permit sets were ready within one month, and all required approvals were obtained from the California Division of the State Architect (DSA).

Aerial view of a San Jose, CA school campus with multiple buildings featuring solar panels on their roofs, designed to meet California Division of the State Architect standards; school buses are parked in the background.

San Jose Unified School District

13 schools – San Jose, CA 2010

Provided site assessments, feasibility studies, general arrangements, and preliminary structural and electrical designs for PV systems at 13 schools, mounted primarily on carport and canopy structures. Obtained all required approvals from the California Division of the State Architect (DSA).

Aerial view of a school campus in Pittsburg, CA, designed in line with California Division of the State Architect standards, featuring connected buildings, parking lots, sports courts, solar panels, and surrounding grassy areas.

Pittsburg Unified School District

13 schools – Pittsburg, CA 2010

Provided general arrangements and electrical and structural designs for PV systems at 13 schools, mounted on roofs and parking canopies. Obtained all required approvals from the California Division of the State Architect (DSA).

Merritt College

Oakland, CA 2010

Provided general arrangement and electrical and structural designs for a two-part PV system consisting of a set of modules mounted on parking lot carports and a set of ground-mounted modules near the football field. Obtained all required approvals for the project from the California Division of the State Architect (DSA).

Fremont Union School District

5 schools – Fremont, CA 2008

Provided site assessments, feasibility studies, general arrangements, and preliminary structural and electrical designs for PV systems at five schools, mounted primarily on carports and canopy structures. Obtained all required approvals from the California Division of the State Architect (DSA).

Aerial view of Butte Community College with multiple buildings, parking lots, sports fields, tennis courts, walkways, and solar panel structures designed in accordance with California Division of the State Architect standards.

Butte Community College

Oroville, CA 2009

Provided general arrangement and electrical and structural design services for a carport-mounted PV system. Obtained all required approvals for the project from the California Division of the State Architect (DSA).

Chabot – Las Positas Community College

Hayward and Livermore, CA 2009

Provided general arrangements and electrical and structural designs for PV systems mounted on carport structures at each campus. Obtained all required approvals for the project from the California Division of the State Architect (DSA).

Parking lot with several cars parked under large solar panel structures in the Milpitas Unified School District, designed to meet California Division of the State Architect standards, on a clear day.

Milpitas Unified School District

14 schools – Milpitas, CA 2008

Provided general arrangements and electrical and structural designs for PV systems at 14 schools, mounted on parking canopies and shade structures. Obtained all required approvals from the California Division of the State Architect (DSA).

Rows of cars parked beneath large solar panel canopies, designed with guidance from the California Division of the State Architect, in a parking lot at Contra Costa Community College on a clear day.

Contra Costa Community College

3 colleges – Contra Costa County, CA 2007

Provided general arrangements and structural designs for PV systems at three colleges, mounted on carport structures at each campus. Obtained all required approvals from the California Division of the State Architect (DSA).