Photovoltaic Design for Engineers & Designers: A 3-Day Course on Producing PV Design Documents is an intensive solar workshop for design professionals on the specific skills needed to produce high quality feasibility reports, drawings and specifications for grid-tied PV systems of all sizes. These designs are currently in high demand by architectural design teams, engineering firms, developers, and discerning property owners. This class will refine your skills and help you confidently negotiate through design development, stringent building dept & DSA reviews, the bidding process, and construction administration. 

NABCEP approved - this course provides 21 hours of continuing education credits for North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP). 

**Please note that we will NOT cover off-grid, stand-alone PV system design or bulk-generation power plants serving remote loads.  
***We will only cover code and utility requirements for the USA, however many of the basic design lessons can apply internationally.


Class Schedule:  Classes run from 9:00am - 5:00pm each day

Sept 29 - Oct 1, 2008, at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA.

Dec 8-10, 2008, at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA

Fort Mason Center is easily reached by public transportation from the San Francisco International Airport and most points in the Bay Area, and is within walking distance of many sights & lodging choices including an on-site hostel. For details see: http://www.fortmason.org/venuerental/accommodations.shtml.



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*We recommend confirming registration with payment as early as possible to ensure a space in class. Our classes often sell out..

Course Fee$950. There is a $150 discount for currently registered college students providing a copy of a current student ID. Limited class size. Fee includes classes, course materials & lunches.  Lodging NOT included.

You also get course materials including:

-Workbook with course topics, quick references & calculation tools
-CD-R with references & pdf drawing sets of various sample project types to use as reference for your future designs
-Printed drawing sets for in-depth study during class

Some quotes from our students: 

"This is the best investment and time I've made since attending college (33 yrs ago).  Instructors clearly are highly competent and present an excellent product...Also,  material is presented in a manner that instills excitement and student attention.  I am really happy with the product."  J. Lovett, BSEE, 2008

"Thank you for an outstanding presentation of the course.  I now have a better understanding of the PV system and different equipment required for designing the system."  Participant 2008

"This course has been a great learning experience.  The layout and order of topics is well thought out."  Participant 2008.

"Excellent course!"  "Great class" - Multiple Participants, 2007 & 2008.

"Thank you for holding this timely workshop.  Your integrity shines though and it's great to see your enthusiasm and knowledge of the industry."  Participant 2007

"I recently realized I was a ways away from knowing everything I needed to know about designing commercial solar systems in California.  With this revelation in mind, I took Jack and Christina's workshop on designing solar systems.  I cannot recommend this course highly enough.  There is tremendous demand for solar system design--and not very many pv system designers available--so design standards are not as rigorous as I would like...  Jack and Christina were a pleasure to learn from, and the class was an ecumenical mix of contractors, engineers, and solar industry professionals.  If you need to know more about designing commercially scaled pv, I recommend this as a very good way to spend three days in San Francisco." - Ted Horton, NorCalPV, Aug 2007

"Very engaging instructors.  Highly attentive to all of the students yet felt like I was the only one being addressed."  - Participant 2007

"Great class - well worth my time.  Well presented and balanced.  Thanks so much for the new smarts." - Participant 2007

"Thanks for stepping up to the plate to offer this much needed training."  - Participant 2007

Refund Policy
If you can't make the class we will be happy to credit your fee toward a future class with 5 days notice.
100% refund minus $30 processing fee with 8 weeks confirmed notice of cancellation. 
50% refund - $30 processing fee with 30 - 55 days confirmed notice of cancellation.
No refund if cancelled within 30 days of class start date.
Fees will be fully refunded if the course is cancelled by High Sun Engineering.

*Cancellation Policy & Airline Reservations: We will let you know at least 5 weeks in advance if we need to cancel the class due to low enrollment. We recommend that you wait to purchase airline tickets until 4-5 weeks before class. However, we recommend that you reserve your hotel room earlier due to the year-around tourist season in San Francisco. Please see our website for links to hotels: http://sunengineer.com/workshops.htm. In the event that we cancel the class we will fully refund your class fee, however we will not reimburse any travel expenses.

For more information contact Christina Manansala.