Parking garages typically serve one obvious function.
But drive to the top of the parking garage on First and Sierra Streets in downtown Reno, and you’ll realize that this is one facility that also can take the heat.
Solar panels have turned the garage from a one-trick pony to a building that harnesses renewable energy. And thanks to a new Nevada law, proponents of green energy are predicting that similar projects will become more common across the Silver State.
