City of Fitchburg – City Hall Installation
5520 Lacy Road, Fitchburg, WI

Project Description:
  • Twelve 4’x10’ solar thermal panels and sixty 205 watt solar electric panels provide renewable energy to the Fitchburg City Hall.  
  • The array is highly visible and will produce 500-600 gallons of hot water every sunny day.  
  • The 12.3 kW solar electric system will produce over 14,000 kilowatt hours per year, enough to power two average homes.
  • Fitchburg also installed a 10 kW ground mount system near the Municipal garage on Fish Hatchery Road.     
Green Features
  • Solar Electric
  • Solar Hot Water
  • Sustainable Landscaping
  • Development near Public Amenities, walking or biking distance
  • Waste Reduction

Fitchburg City Library
5530 Lacy Road, Fitchburg


Project Description: The Fitchburg Public Library, located in Fitchburg Center, broke ground in 2010 and opened to the public on June 29, 2011. The building is slated to qualify for LEED Gold status. Some of the sustainable systems in the building include geothermal wells for heating and cooling, radiant floor heat, daylighting and occupancy sensors, high efficiency fixtures, drought resistant landscaping and rain gardens. The building is 38,000 square feet, offers underground parking, and has more than 3,000 visitors per week!  
Company Description: 
H&H Solar Energy Services has been installing solar energy systems since 2000.  H&H began as Hyland Hall, a plumbing and gas piping contractor in Madison since 1901.  H&H installs solar thermal and solar electric systems.  www.hhsolarenergy.com   

Home Savings Bank
3762 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI

Project Description:
Home Savings Bank East is Wisconsin’s First LEED Silver certified bank, using innovative techniques and sustainable materials to provide a healthy, energy efficient workplace and customer environment. High ceilings and clerestory windows bring sunlight inside, and freshly filtered air is continually provided to enhance air quality. Many of the interior finishes and furnishings were sourced from within 500 miles, and have recycled content, including Dakota Burl desktops, Marmoleum countertops, and a concrete teller counter. Asphalt from the old site was ground and reused for the new parking lot, and a generous rain garden absorbs rainfall eliminating runoff to Madison’s lakes. 

Green Features

  • Energy Efficient Construction
  • Passive Solar Design 
  • Water Conservation
  • Water Reduction
  • Landscaping & Building Protection
  • Improved Indoor Air Quality

  • Renewable and/or Recycled Materials
  • Local Vegetation Use & Wildlife Conservation
  • Sustainable Landscaping
  • Development near Public Amenities, walking or biking distance
  • Waste Reduction
  • LEED/Green Certified
Company Description:
Home Savings Bank is the only customer-owned bank based in Dane County, and is committed to being a positive influence on the strength and vitality of our local economy and the quality of our natural environment.   https://www.home-savings.com

American Family Insurance
302 N. Walbridge, Madison, WI 

Project Description:
Here is a chance to view top of pole arrays up close and personal.  These 16 panel arrays, measuring 17’ wide by 13’ high are impressive and inspiring.  Despite an overall height of about 20’, the arrays are largely out of sight in a corner of the American Family property.  Power from the arrays feeds into an electrical service at the corporate sign located nearby.  Since the inverters are located outside, this is a great opportunity to see the solar array and inverters all at one location.  This installation is visible from highway 30 and highway 51. 

Green Features

  • Solar Electric
  • Sustainable Landscaping
Company Description: 
H&H Solar Energy Services has been installing solar energy systems since 2000.  H&H began as Hyland Hall, a plumbing and gas piping contractor in Madison since 1901.  H&H installs solar thermal and solar electric systems.  www.hhsolarenergy.com   

Union Cab
2458/2470 Pennsylvania Ave., Madison 

Project Description
Union Cab has a 5kW solar array system installed in 2012. We recognize the dichotomy of a transportation company that relies on fossil fuels as being environmentally friendly, and believe that a solar installation helps balance our footprint. With the support of MadiSUN Solar Program, we were able to kick-start our commitment to alternative energy by installing the first-of-its-kind solar array made from components manufactured in Wisconsin.

We also landscape for water absorption, capture and use rainwater through the strategic use of rainbarrels, engage in a wide variety of waste reduction through recycling, and encourage biking to work with a bike barn.
Company Description:
Union Cab, a worker owned and operated cooperative, offers 24-7 taxi, courier, and wheelchair accessible services throughout Dane County and beyond. We are dedicated to operating our business in an environmentally responsible way. http://unioncab.com

Full Spectrum Solar
1240 E. Washington Ave


Project Description:
Full Spectrum Solar built our office within a large steel building that previously held an auto-body shop.  The super-insulated space includes radiant in-floor heating with a high-efficiency condensing boiler (plus soon-to-be installed solar collectors).  Clerestory windows provide day lighting, and there is recycled flooring and furniture.  A sophisticated ventilation system monitors CO2, and also keeps the office cool during the summer by venting when the outdoor temperature becomes cooler than inside. A solar electric awning shades the south-facing windows, and another roof-mounted photovoltaic system produces more electricity than is used in the office and attached warehouse/garage.

Green Features

  • Energy Efficient Construction
  • Solar Electric
  • Passive Solar Design
  • Improved Indoor Air Quality

  • Renewable and/or Recycled Materials
  • Development near Public Amenities, walking or biking distance
  • Waste Reduction
Company Description:Full Spectrum Solar opened in 2002 and has installed over 250 energy systems in the greater Dane County area. Our staff includes engineers with over 20 years of combined renewable energy experience, licensed electricians and  plumbers, NABCEP certificate holders and MREA educators. www.fullspectrumsolar.com