2. Hi everyone,
I’m Elio Burguera (@ecburguera)
and I would like to share with you some
information about new green building technologies,
mainly focusing on the future of Zero Energy Buildings
7. In this way, Net Zero Energy Buildings
represent a great solution for
a sustainable energy future
8. National Renewable Energy Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy Office
are residential or commercial buildings
with greatly reduced energy needs
through efficiency gains, such that the
balance of energy needs can be supplied
with renewable technologies within
Net Zero Energy Buildings
9. We address this challenge …
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Net Zero grid usage
Increasing Renewables
11. • The lack of new technologies
for architects and engineers
• Increased construction cost
for developers and owners
It looks simple, but
Zero Energy Buildings still have strong
barriers to grow, mainly because of:
12. There is an unmet need for more
competitive technologies to allow every
building to become a Net Zero Energy
Building…
without any over cost
for developers and owners
To sum up
13. Some of the most important cost
elements are:
• Renewable energy sources
• High efficient Lighting
• Energy management systems
• Intelligent metering
• High efficient A/C and other
mechanical equipment
• Efficient thermal insulations
14. All of them represent high construction
costs, but currently there are large
investments in research looking to
increase the efficiency and reduce cost
on all these fields.
15. However, there is one
that has gone unnoticed:
Building
Power Distribution
24. the busway technologies, that are currently
in use, were designed more than 50 years
ago and were meant to be used in large
industries, not in buildings.
That’s good news, but…
25. Therefore, the market is still urging for
more efficient and competitive
technologies
specifically
designed for buildings
28. US Patent 7,786,382 B2
Electbus’ Shielded Paired Phase
Busway Technology
By shielding the pairs,
the electromagnetic fields are canceled
T1S1
T2 R2 S2
R1
30. and developed with plenty of details
specifically tailored for buildings
simple,
more efficient and
very competitive technology
a breakthrough in
building power distribution
31. more than a great product,
it really is…
a groundbreaking
concept on engineering
32. C
C
C
Integrated Power Backbone
It’s called
• Simple on engineering
• Simple on installation
• Simple on maintenance
TM
Power and control through the same bus
33. Proper power distribution can be
the best insurance for users in a building
But also
safer and more reliable.
34. With an amazing market
based on clean energies
on construction
Oxford Economics, Fredonia, Navigant Research and other sources
US & Canada $14.75 billion
Latin American $4.93 billion
Other markets $109.97 billion
$130 billion by 2018
Integrated Power Backbone
global market, will reach
TM
36. Let’s take a look
at the future
Power distribution systems have had
little improvement since the original
patents of Thomas Edison and Nicola
Tesla…
developed at the beginning
of the 20th century
38. Of course not.
The complex and costly power network
will be gradually replaced by a simpler
and more efficient system to guarantee
a clean energy future
39. It will be simple,
efficient and reliable
Jeremy Rifkin
Using Internet technology to transform the
power grid of every continent into an
”energy-sharing inter-grid” that acts just like
the Internet where millions of buildings are
generating small amounts of energy locally,
on-site.
40. dc distribution
is making a come back
Once a micro-grid generates its own
power, AC high voltage transmission
makes no sense, because there are no
long distances to overcome
41. dc distribution
is making a come back
Once a micro-grid generates its own
power, high voltage transmission
makes no sense, because there are no
long distances to overcomeIt’s not a revolution, it is evolution
