During the mid-’70s, I started my career as a
carpenter, building homes in Salt Lake City, Utah.
After several years working in Hawaii and
Alaska, my wife (Kay) and I decided to move back
to Salt Lake City and start our own general
contracting business.
The energy crisis of the early 80’s caused a new
awareness of solar power and energy efficiency.
That is when we saw an opportunity in the solar
energy business. It was then we decided to get a
solar hot water license to go with our general
contracting license. As the business developed,
we had an opportunity to do some solar pool
heating systems. Solar pool systems were
affordable and cost-effective, so we began to
focus more on that aspect of the business. Solar
pool heating is one of the most efficient uses of
solar power. You can see returns on your
investment in a short amount of time and can
save thousands of dollars annually over propane
heating systems. For more information on how
solar pool heating works – click here
Over the past 25 years, we have installed
hundreds of systems all over Utah. During this
time, we decided to build a solar-powered, off-
grid home of our own. If needed our home can be independent from nearly all city resources.
