Steven Strong, TIME magazine’s 1999 environmental "Hero for the Planet"  is regarded as the pre-eminent authority on integration of renewable energy systems in buildings in North America. Drawing on his background in Architecture and Engineering, he has earned a reputation for pioneering integration of renewable energy systems - especially solar electricity - with environmentally responsive building design.  His firm consults to architects in the integration of solar electric power, and to industry leaders on product development for building integration.

In the spring of 2001, the American Solar Energy Society presented him with its Charles Greeley Abbot Award - the Society's highest honor, for outstanding achievement in the advancement of solar energy.  Articles about him and his work have appeared in over 100 publications including TIME, Architecture, Business Week, Architectural Record, Environmental Design and Construction, IEEE Spectrum, World Architecture, Building Design and Construction, Popular Science, Wired, and New Age and on television and in energy and environmental documentaries.