Solar Hot Air and Water in Elmwood- SE
This four bedroom, three level home has great southern exposure. The owner has experience in the construction field and has also taken training in performing solar hot water installations. He decided that he could get great value from installing two solar thermal technologies – a very efficient solar hot water system from Enerworks and two Solar Sheets to provide space heating, one on the main floor and one on the upstairs level. …
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. …
Passive Solar System in Fredericton- PS
The incorporation of the solar system and components had the advantage of being installed during a complete renovation of the 2-storey sun porch. Recycled materials were used for all of these projects, including insulation, double paned glass, and copper sheet and piping. The thermal-siphoning air panel (TAP) solar unit is built into the sun porch wall, which has been further modified to maximize passive solar potential. The sun porch is well insulated, ventilated and has duct work that connects the two levels, and which also circulates extra heat into thermal mass (concrete and crushed rock) below the porch, helping regulate …
