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NewsBeat SOLAR POWER WORLD names HAWAII'S 10 BEST Here's how the Hawaii companies ranked: No. 30: Kailua-based Sunetric No. 47: Maui's Haleakala Solar No. 50: Honolulu's Alternate Energy No. 52: Aiea's Hawaii Energy Connection No. 57: Honolulu's American Electric No. 75: Kailua-Kona's Island Wide Solar No. 109: Honolulu's Bonterra Solar No. 126: Honolulu's PhotonWorks Engineering No. 140: Honolulu's Mercury Mo-Dyne No. 227: Wahiawa's Affordable Solar Contracting Working on Kukui Plaza's 200-kW system, Sunetric needed 47 helicopter lifts for the rooftop installation, 280 feet off the ground. Solar Power World, a source for the industry's technology, development and installation news, has ranked 10 Hawaii solar voltaic companies among their 2013 Top 250 Solar Contractors. The list ranks U.S. appli- cants according to their influence in the residential, commercial and utility solar-installation markets. The Top 250 Solar Contractors, including those based in the Islands, are part of an $11 billion industry. Hawaii's top-ranked solar businesses, along with other companies, were honored at the Solar Power International exhibition Oct. 21 in Chicago. DPP Wins Innovation Award for Online ePlans The City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) received the 2013 Computronix Customer Innovation Award in the "Best Use of Technology" category for the implementation of its "ePlans" online permitting system on September 18 in Edmonton, Canada. DPP provides services and information on building permits, development projects and planning activities for the City and County of Honolulu. Ken Schmidt, DPP's GIS administrator, accepted the award. "We are honored to be selected for this award and to be recognized for the City's commitment to improving service to the people of Honolulu through the use of technology," said DPP Director George Atta. The award recognizes DPP for using complementary software to expand Computronix's POSSE permittracking system. In July 2012, the DPP implemented the online application "ePlans," which provides a seamless integration between POSSE and Avolve Software Corporation's "ProjectDox" electronic plans review program. The ePlans system eliminates the practice of going to DPP's permit counter to submit building plans because applicants now are able to file plans online. The system also 68 | BUILDING INDUSTRY | NOVEMBER 2013 eliminates the need to provide multiple sets of plans, and reduces the cost of producing and storing large rolls of paper. "DPP's ePlans system has further streamlined the planning process in Honolulu, simplifying the application and review process for applicants and planning staff alike, eliminating wasteful and expensive paper-based processes and requirements, and adding to the City and County's significant online digital footprint," said Jim den Otter, Computronix chief technology officer. Learn more about ePlans online at www.honoluludpp.org. http://www.honoluludpp.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - November 2013

MAUI How upbeat is the current situation on Maui?
PACIFIC BUILDING TRADE EXPO PROGRAM the entire event program
HAWAII’S LEADERS IN SOLAR a special advertising section features
NEWS BEAT Kinsella Heads Pacific Region
Late Senator Honored for Work on Rail
CRW Hawaii Celebrates 20 Years
Solar Power World’s 10 Best in Hawaii
DPP Wins Innovation Award for Online ePlans
Allied Builders Oversees Haleiwa Store Lots
Southland Mole JV Wins Sewer Tunnel Contract
PAMCA Installs New Board
HART Back on Track
dck Presents Capital Solutions
DEPARTMENTS Editor’s Corner & Datebook
Contracts Awarded
Low Bids
Best Practices Partnering: The Way to Build It Right from Ground Zero
Spotlight on Success: Ward Village Shops–Phase II
Concept to Completion: Kapalama Shopping Center Renovation
New Products
Newsmakers

Building Industry Magazine - November 2013