SolaRoofCoop | COOP Members

Anyone participating in the Sola Roof Community? is welcome and invited to consider joining the Sola Roof Coop (also referred to as the COOP) as a member and therefore a shareholder in the COOP. The purpose is to use collective buying power to establish direct from the Manufacturer supply at an excellent price and meeting our Open Source? specifications for best quality, which specifications can continuously be improved by feedback from our user community.

Members will organize this business following the principles of Cooperative Organizations?, which have a long history and a strong tradition in Quebec where the COOP will be starting up its operations. During January will register formation papers with the Co-operatives Directorate of the Québec Department of Economic Development. At the start up we are looking for 10 Members to join the COOP who are committed to building the COOP by becoming certified as Enterprise Members - these are special Members who will demonstrate and sell the COOP product, the DIY Kit, and provide other Members who join to purchase and use the product the technical support that they may need.

COOP Members will be able to purchase the DIY Kit direct from our Manufacturer Network? through an Online Store?. At the time of registration as a Member each person will become a shareholder of the COOP and each has one vote and equal voice in the operation of the COOP as is usual. Members will have the financial benefit that operating profit of the COOP that is surplus to the objectives (as agreed by Members) will be distributed to the Members.

The key to the success of the COOP at the start up is that all the Members will be satisfied to purchase a standard Tunnel Greenhouse? that is a good specification for beginners - and is also a serious source of solar energy and nutritious food. Sola Roof Members can build to other specs but the COOP will not initially provide more than one product and will need to build volume of production with this product before diversifying into the production of other types or larger scale Sola Roof DIY structures.