The building
Municipality, approximate number of homes, age if you know it and any planned renovations.
Guide for presidents and administrators
May the first meeting serve to move forward.
A conversation about solar energy best starts with the context of the building, the right questions, and a concrete next step.
You don't need to have all the data to start. The important thing is to know what you want to solve.
before speaking
A small dossier is enough to start.
Gather what you have on hand. If something is missing, we write it down so we can order it at the right time.
Common consumption
A recent electricity bill and, if easy, any previous receipts to understand patterns.
The cover
Current photos, pending repairs, occupied areas and available access, if you know.
The shared goal
Do you want to study the common areas, the distribution between homes, the garage or various options?
The neighborhood questions
Write down the most frequently asked questions: cost, works, maintenance, delivery or recharging of vehicles.
What do we put on the table?
We review the building before recommending a scope.
The initial review sorts out the variables that can change the design and the conversation with the community.
Surface and cover
Space, orientation, shadows, access and visible conditions that should be checked.
Common consumption
Invoices and uses of the building to relate possible production to demand.
energy distribution
What does the community want to cover and what information is needed to evaluate scenarios.
Garage and other equipment
Existing installation, available power and possible recharging needs.
during the meeting
Three questions that help focus.
They serve to leave the conversation with clear tasks, even before having a proposal.
- 01
What do we want to solve first?
Separate immediate needs from ideas to study later.
- 02
What data do we have and who can collect it?
Assign a contact person for invoices, plans or access to the deck.
- 03
What do we need to understand to compare options?
Agree on what a proposal should explain so that the administration and neighbors can evaluate it.
Upon receiving a proposal
Ask that the details can be compared.
A useful proposal makes visible both the scope and the conditions that support it.
Check that it indicates
- What areas and consumption does the study include.
- What equipment and work does it contemplate.
- What data, measures or assumptions have been used.
- What is excluded or requires additional review.
- How maintenance and monitoring are planned.
- What decisions or information are needed to continue.