Solar Connect: Towards Zero Energy Buildings

1. www.solarconnect.co.za
Towards Zero Energy Buildings

2. Who are we?
Alternative Energy Advisors to Architects
Roger Metcalfe : Solar Connect
Alastair Armstrong : AM Solar
+
Advisory panel
Member Green Building Council of SA
Solar Connect

3. Solar Connect
Brand / Value system
Energy Efficient Building = Human
Health & Comfort = Financial Health =
Planetary Health
all of which arises from
Environmental-Technological awareness
Relevant to SANS 204 and 10400 XA

4. “ I’d put my money on the sun and Solar Energy.
What a source of power !
I hope we don’t have to wait ‘til oil and coal run out
before we tackle that “
Thomas Edison 1847-1931

5. Architect : Artist & Engineer
Form = Aesthetics
Function = Technology
Integration of Form & Function

6. Residential Home + Photo-Voltaic
Roof (USA)

7. Integrated Design: Photo-Voltaic Roof

8. Rotating
Home.
Rolf Disch
(Germany)

10. MONUMENT.
NEGEV DESERT, ISRAEL

11. ‘Flute’ Tower

12. Dome of Commemoration.
Arch/Math/Astronomy/Bldg Design/Emotional Ergonomics

13. What constitutes a zero or low
energy building ?
Passive Energy Management
Active Energy Management

14. THERMAL IMAGING SHOWING
HEAT LOSS

16. •Solar water heating
•Heat pumps
•Photovoltaic systems
•Lighting
•Remote sensing
•Insulation (Passive Energy Management)
•Ventilation and optimum HVAC systems
•Radiant Barriers (Heat reflection)
•Material selection
•Water management
•Gas (water & space heating/cooking)
•Security
Elements contributing to
Low Energy design

17. Bella Bella residential
off-grid development
10 of 42 homes
Gas Tank
Generator
Battery Bank

18. Solar Village - Freiburg, Germany
Large Scale Photo-Voltaic Installation

21. Entering new energy era
Need to break free from outdated paradigms
The sooner we start to think differently about energy management
the sooner we’ll reduce costs and stress levels
and increase our quality of life.
Conclusion

22. www.solarconnect.co.za
Alternative Energy Advisors
to Architects & Developers
Roger Metcalfe:
0824564233/roger@global.co.za 22