May 2013
| Business World Magazine | 99
plications equating to 1,000 tons of expand-
ed slate material for growing some 50,000
sedum plugs.
Tecta’s solar energy installations are col-
lectively generating 52MW of energy and
can be found among 12 states, including
atop the Palmer Technology Center in Mas-
sachusetts, the Hunter Panels Facility in
Florida, GlaxoSmithKline’s Data Center in
Pennsylvania, Jefferson County Schools in
Colorado, and the Soccer Dome in Jessup,
Maryland, to name a trifle few. Each Tecta
Solar installation is specifically designedwith
the current roof conditions, local incentives,
and electric utility requirements in mind.
When Tecta Solar installed the 1,892
kWp solar photovoltaic system on the roof
top of 355 Main Street in Whitinsville, MA
it was the largest commercial rooftop solar
photovoltaic installation in the state. It has
over 6,700 solar photovoltaic modules and
produces on average 5,900 kWh per day.
Tecta’s green roof vegetative system adds
to the allure of Minnesota’s Target Center
which now not only holds the largest green
roof in Minnesota, but the fifth largest in
the country. The green roof features a 2.5
acre growing zone in the center of the arena
roof structure (with a deeper 3.5” growing
zone around the perimeter to maximize on
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