PHOTO BY ROSELINE JEAN-PIERRE
Solar panels floating atop a lake next to the Bill Gessner Sports Complex.
Solar panels Mako Hall, an on-campus residence building, will gain a working alternative source of energy in December from 1,200 solar panels floating atop a nearby lake next to the Bill Gessner Sports Complex, said Carlos Guiovani Caceros, a project manager in Design and Construction. D3Energy, a floating photovoltaics developing company, converting light into electricity, is working with NSU to install the solar panels.
“We are always looking to broaden the commitment to sustainability and innovation at NSU,” Caceros said. “D3Energy came on board and presented a solution that will not take any land space or roof space.”
Caceros said D3Energy’s selling point for the project was that NSU was spearheading alternative energy technology.
“This is the first commercial floating solar project installed by a university in Broward County,” he said.
Roadway construction In addition to the solar panel project, NSU is also collaborating with the Town of Davie on its SW 30th Street roadway construction where new lanes for cyclists are being built.
“We are going to be adding a bike lane from the east to the west from College Avenue to University Drive,” Felix Leon, senior project manager in Design and Construction, said.
“There will be two bike lanes: one on the north side of the road and one on the south side of the road.”
The Town of Davie’s project will go westward into Ray Ferrero Jr. Boulevard and SW 75th Avenue.
The anticipated completion is November 2026.
“We expect for the westbound traffic to be fully opened and completed with new pavement and new drainage systems,” Leon said.
After the Town of Davie completes its part of the work, which is up to SW 75th Avenue, NSU will progress the project further toward University Drive.
“NSU will do the continuation of the bike lanes and the road improvements,” Leon said.
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