Multidiscipline Team Installs Largest Private PV Array in Calif.
Developer gives abandoned site new life
California’s largest private photovoltaic project has just been completed in Rohnert Park, a suburb of San Francisco, on the former Hewlett-Packard/Agilent Technologies campus. Dedicated on October 24, the 90,000-square-foot solar panel installation will generate 1.14 Megawatts and power the majority of the business center, which includes four large office buildings that are being renovated for reuse. The energy from the PV flat-mounted rooftop array is enough to completely power 750 homes during peak periods or 400 homes year-round.

Talking Change: Ten Tips on Making Change Happen in the Workplace
Have you had it at work? Are you tired of the same interactions that are increasingly stressful and less productive? Have you talked to your coworkers about making a change, but another month passes and nothing changes at all? Clinical psychologist Molly Barrow, PhD, offers ways that you can make successful changes that put efficiency and comfort back into strained work relationships.

Call for Applications: AIA eKnowledge Forms Editorial Content Review Board
eKnowledge, which is currently under development, will be the Web-based knowledge “resource of choice” for AIA members in the practice of architecture. A five-member editorial content review board will advise on and approve eKnowledge content. Review board members—an editor-in-chief and four subject experts— will be paid for serving in this capacity. Review board members will serve a two-year term, renewable twice; terms will begin January 1 of each year.

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A Loss Cause Too: Betterment
In their first best-practices article two years ago, James Atkins, FAIA, and Grant Simpson, FAIA, synopsized one of the crucial points to architect-client agreements: Professionals are not perfect. Here, they jump into the shark tank once again to delineate the roles and responsibilities of architects and others on the design and construction team.