Just last September, Lawrence business center, Riverwalk Properties, installed one of the largest solar electric power systems in New England to decrease electricity costs and deplete carbon dioxide emission. The town also plans to restore the “Monarch on the Merrimack,” the largest textile plant on earth spanning 1,600 feet and one and a third million square feet. The old mill will provide 600 condos, restaurants and retail shops and will include a geothermal exchange system throughout the entire premise, which will be an efficient and eco-friendly alternative to heat and cool the building.

Founded in 2003, PowerHouse Enterprises is a leading green design and construction company that specializes in harnessing modular building technology platforms to control costs, enhance quality and speed time to completion. PowerHouse also works as a green and energy consultant on major green building projects and provides energy and REC brokerage services for municipal and private clients. From single-family homes to multiple unit condos, PowerHouse Enterprises works with clients as a complete green building solutions provider.

PowerHouse Enterprises recently introduced its new flagship product — the PowerPod. The PowerHouse PowerPod offers the benefits of small studio-like space in a self-powered and environmentally friendly portable unit. The PowerPod is a modular home that is manufactured off-site and can be assembled on location in a matter of days.

PowerHouse can assist its clients in attaining the needed permits, project financing and favorable contractual terms and conditions from energy and resource suppliers. PowerHouse’s scope of services include green building design and construction project facilitation, energy technology options analysis, project management, financial analysis, procurement management, proposal and grant writing, representation before regulatory bodies, research and other services for clients on a project specific or retainer basis.

PowerHouse Enterprises was a finalist in the MIT Enterprise Forum’s Ignite Clean Energy Competition for 2005 and has been instrumental in winning numerous grants and contracts to build green houses and buildings throughout New England.

PowerHouse Enterprises is based in Lawrence, Mass., a town dedicated to preserving the environment by promoting the use of renewable energy and solar power. The small town of just 72,000, which rests on the bank of the Merrimack River, is pushing ahead to become one of the most environmentally friendly towns in Massachusetts.

Now with PowerHouse Enterprises doing its work out of Lawrence, the small town is leading the way in advocating safe, energy efficient living. The company has designed and built several environmentally friendly units from one-room studios to multi-unit apartment complexes. The units are built entirely from recycled materials and include many different amenities such as a solar power roof, a highly insulated exterior shell and a rainwater collection gutter. PowerHouse Enterprises works with clients to take control of their energy costs, while improving the local, regional and global environment.

Visit www.powerhouse-enterprises.com for more information.