Campus Solar Charging Station
Austin, TX - 2014
The University of Texas Solar Charging Stations are a Office of Sustainability Green Fee project successfully installed in 2014 at the intersection of 23rd St and San Jacinto Blvd, and on the Perry-Castaneda Library Plaza. They are a custom design for the campus by Sol Design Lab.
The stations were preceded by a solar design workshop in spring 2013 and were fabricated with assistance and oversight from UT's Project Management & Construction Services, Sol Design Lab, and Lighthouse Solar. Solar Charging Station Features: • Seats up to 9 people and shaded tables and benches • Wheelchair accessible worktable • 735 Watt solar array (three 245 Watt solar panels) • AC inverter / LED lighting / WiFi • 12 110V electrical outlets • 6 USB charging ports • 300 Ah 24V battery bank • Solar data logging system
| Location | Perry-Castaneda Library Plaza and corner of 23rd St / San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX |
| Client | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Status | Completed |
| Date | 2014 |
Team
| Designer Team | Beth Ferguson, Dallas Swindle, Misa Grannis |
| Fabricators | Beth Ferguson, Dallas Swindle, Richard Mansfield, Van Zinsmeyer |
| Structural Engineer | Frank Lamb |
| Solar Installer | Lighthouse Solar |
| Project Partner | The Department of Art and Art History |
| Project Partner | UT-Austin Office of Sustainability |