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California Division of the State Architect

A covered parking lot at Pinole Valley High School with multiple cars parked beneath a large metal solar panel canopy, designed to California Division of the State Architect standards. Trees and buildings are visible in the background on a sunny day.

Pinole Valley High School | Pinole, California

418kW Solar

Canopy mount. Blymyer provided DSA services and electrical engineering.

Rows of solar panel canopies, designed with California Division of the State Architect guidelines, cover a Fremon Union School District 15 parking lot—providing shade for parked cars while generating renewable energy. Trees and buildings are visible in the background.

Fremont Union School District | 5 schools | Sunnyvale, California

6.6MW Solar

Canopy mount. Blymyer provided engineering along with permitting and project management.

Cars parked under solar panel canopies in a Las Positas Community College parking lot at sunset, with hills and buildings visible in the background—an example of sustainable design meeting California Division of the State Architect guidelines.

Chabot Las Positas Community College | Hayward and Livermore, California

2.2MW Solar

Canopy mount. Blymyer provided system design, installation consulting, and equipment specification.

A blue pickup truck and a white utility vehicle parked under a large solar panel canopy in the Franklin-McKinley School District, designed to California Division of the State Architect standards, in an empty parking lot on a sunny day.

Franklin-McKinley School District | San Jose, California

2.74MW Solar

Canopy, roof mount. Blymyer provided structural engineering, electrical engineering, geotechnical services, and DSA Approval.

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, California

2,000kW Solar

Canopy, ground mount. Blymyer was engineer of record. Blymyer provided DSA services, EOR, and 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, California

5500kW Solar

Blymyer provided site assessments, feasibility studies, general arrangements, and structural and electrical designs for PV systems at 23 schools, . Solar 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, California

7.2MW Solar

Blymyer provided site assessments, feasibility studies, general arrangements, and preliminary structural and electrical designs for PV systems at 13 schools. Solar mounted primarily on carport and canopy structures. Blymyer 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, California

4MW Solar

Blymyer 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, California

1.2MW Solar

Blymyer 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, California

6.6MW Solar

Blymyer 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, California

411kW Solar

Blymyer 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, California

2.2MW Solar

Blymyer 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 | California

3.4MW Solar

Blymyer 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).

Pre-approved parking canopy and shade structure design with California Division of the State Architect (DSA)

Fifth-generation design accommodates any available module, offers maximum load for all soil and seismic conditions and meets all California Division of the State Architect (DSA) criteria. Pre-approved design since 2008.

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 | California

3MW Solar

Blymyer 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).