Solar Hot Water in Woodstock- SE
This evacuated tube solar hot water system with 65 gallon tank provides space heating through wall mounted radiator. The owners of this system are happy with it, however revisions were needed as the system was installed incorrectly. …
180W Photovoltaic on Off-Grid House in Kingston Peninsula- BE, SE
The owner started constructing his off-grid home on a 8.1 hectares (20-acre) woodlot in 1996–97. He strove to have as low an impact as possible for the construction, and did this through a number of ways: all wood was milled on site from local sources, recycled materials were used whenever possible (such as old doors), he uses a composting toilet so as to reduce the use of water. He supplies all of his own firewood from the woodlot. The small PV system, twelve 15 W solar panels, for a total of 180 W, powers lights, a water pump, a few appliances, and other …
Passive Solar Sun Room in Saint John- PS
The passive solar sun porch is a main feature of the original design as a beach house. The solar face of the house is situated slightly west of true south. All the restoration work on the exterior of the house including the windows is being done using natural materials, replacing wood with wood, and the storm windows are being replaced with new wooden framed windows of the original design. …
5.4 t (6 ton) Geothermal in Saint John- GT
This house was originally built as a beach side cottage in 1905 on the west side of the City of Saint John. This project was a major conversion of an oil fired hot water boiler system to an in ground vertical heat pump of 5.4 t (6 ton) capacity. The owner researched and directed much of the work himself and called upon the best-known local and regional experts available to install the wells, piping and heat pump equipment. The heat pump is rated at 5.4 t (6 ton) and is at least twice the capacity required for a house of this size. A key …
Solar Hot Water in Ashland- SE
This was one of the first systems installed by Sunwave. It was originally installed to provide water and space heating. However, it produced all of its heat in the summer, when the space heat wasn’t needed. The system was oversized for the users, leading to ongoing problems with overheating, etc. Several components of the original system were not appropriate, such as a water tank that was not CSA approved. …
Passive Solar Home with Air-to-Air Heat Pump in Fredericton- PS
This passive solar house is situated in a residential area and blends into the surrounding mixed forest environment being adjacent to a city woodlot. The high insulation levels of ICF (insulated concrete form) construction, R-30 to R-50, are key to the passive solar heating. The generating element of the passive solar heat is the 2-storey south wall of 80% glass made up of EnergyStar rated high performance windows with triple glazing. …
Passive Solar Home & Solar Hot Water in Burton- PS, SE
This passive solar house is situated on 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres) facing slightly east of due South. The insulated concrete formwork (ICF) construction allows for maximum air and wind tightness and achieves an R-value of R-29 (RSI 5.3) in the walls. The attic is insulated to R-50 (RSI 10.6). There is an insulated 1.22 m (4′) frost wall and the floor of the house on slab construction (no basement) is insulated to R-10 (RSI 3.6). All windows are EnergyStar rated double-glazed. The high-efficiency windows, air-tight construction, and high insulation values allows the house to take maximum advantage of the passive solar feature, storing …
2.1 kW Photovoltaic system & 31.6 kW Geothermal in Riverview- SE, GT
Owner feels strongly that electricians need to be more aware of how to install solar panels and other alternative technologies. Solar panels are net metered. When he first moved, geothermal was working full tilt but it wasn’t very efficient because the house wasn’t finished i.e. the insulation was not put in yet. Too early to see if there was any reduction in his electrical bills. …
Solar Wall Hot Air Circulation in the City of Saint John- GT, PS
The solar wall is located on the south side of 1.4 hectare (3.5 acre), 11150 m2 (120000 sq. ft.) building which serves as the City of Saint John’s Transit Centre bus garage or bus barn. Along with several other energy saving and environmentally sustainable features this building has earned a LEED Silver standard and has received several environmental awards. …
Solar Hot Water at Hotel in Grand Falls- SE
This solar hot water system, likely the largest such installation in the province and perhaps the oldest, was installed in the early 1980’s as a result of government incentives to help with high energy costs at that time. Because of the age of the system, record keeping, and a change in management, much of the information relating to installer, costs, etc. have been lost. …
