Vista Del Sol

Building Information

The Vista Del Sol Residential Community is a unique on-campus living experience for upperclassmen and graduate students and is located on the southernmost boundary of the Tempe campus, south of Apache Boulevard. The community features private or shared accommodations in apartment-style units, and the student programming is directed to a more mature, independent, residential population. Vista Del Sol comprises approximately 1,850 beds in apartment style buildings with individual kitchens and no central dining facilities. At the center of the 10-building community is a 23,000 sq ft community center featuring a club-style fitness center, social lounge, game room and movie theater. Adjoining the community center is a resort-style swimming pool with a massive sundeck, outdoor lounge area, basketball and sand volleyball courts.

Gross Square Footage: 846,875
Beds: 1,866
Total Project Cost: $130,000,000
Architect: IKON 5 Architects and DWL Architects
Construction Team: Hardison/Downey, Kitchell
Project Start Date: December 2006
Project End Date: August 2008

 

Solar Information

Campus: Tempe

Number of Inverters: 3

Address: 721 E. Apache Blvd, Tempe, AZ 85287

Inverter AC Watt rating: 1 at 333 kWac, 2 at 100 kWac

Peak DC Output: 706 kWdc

Inverter Model: 1 Solaron, 2 PV Powered

Commissioned Date: 10/2011

Inverter Manufacturer: Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

Number of Panels: 2,940

Racking System: Custom steel structure

Panel Size: 240 Wdc

System Type: 20-degree Fixed

Panel Model: KD240GX-LPB(ZT)

System Designer/Installer: Ameresco Southwest, Inc.

Panel Type: Polycrystalline

System Owner: NRG Energy, Inc.

Panel Manufacturer: Kyocera Solar, Inc.

Contract Type: Qualified Management Agreement

REC Incentive: $0.1225/kWh (APS)

Total Project Cost: $3,727,199

Shaded Parking Spaces: 317