Since 1978, we have designed and installed over 50,000 solar systems. Our Residential Solar division focuses strictly on the design and installation of photovoltaic, grid-intertied systems (solar-electric). We run Solar Living Institute (Hopland, CA)—a non-profit institute in Northern Cal. where we teach green building courses et al.

We’ve designed 8 green home projects. A hybrid ‘Earthship’ in Taos in 1992 which heats itself through freezing winters maximizes sustainability and resource use.  We work with LEED consultants, focusing on biomorphic designs that combine green technologies with organic architecture.  We also do energy for living in balance.

Shubin+Donaldson Architects have completed 50 green home projects since 1990.  We are pivotally involved in the development of many residential, commercial, and service projects at Loreto Bay, Baja Mexico, where design attitudes towards energy and resource efficiency are held paramount.  The development’s green sensibilities extend across all project types, attempting to preserve local tradition and culture while being enhanced by the use of smart technologies, advanced building systems, and the sensitive selection of appropriate and environmentally conscious materials.  Two of our staff are LEED Accredited, and we are affiliated with the USGBC and Los Angeles Business Council (Energy Committee).

We approach all our designs from a green perspective; we utilize local, renewable and recyclable (or recycled) materials and design with a passive solar approach to maximize efficiencies while integrating more active systems where appropriate. Principal Tracy Stone has been involved with sustainable design since 1982. She is a member of the US Green Building Council, the AIA Committee on the Environment, and teaches sustainable design at Art Center College in Pasadena and at Woodbury University. She received her LEED Accreditation in February of 2003.

Translation of Space is an architectural collaborative made up of architects, interior designers, landscape designers, developers, and real estate professionals.  Our goal is to promote sustainable, modern design that directly reflects the needs of our clients.

I am a LEED Accredited Professional hoping to merge the realm of living sustainably and living well.