SolarWall case studies provide examples on how companies, institutions, and municipalities have used the SolarWall technologies to achieve a variety of goals, such as reducing energy costs, greenhouse gas (GHG) displacement, improved indoor air quality and educational awareness.
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Toyota Car Dealership (Oviedo Spain) | type: pdf | size: 160 kB |
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Year: 2010
Location: Oviedo, Spain
Summary: The installation for the Toyota dealership in Oviedo Spain is comprised of 30 SolarDuct® modules, organized in six rows, five modules per row. The total collector area is 66m2 (710 ft2), and is designed to heat 4000m3/h. The SolarDuct® system is estimated to reduce GHGs by 4.6 tons of CO2 each year, and deliver 60 GJ of renewable energy annually. |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing France | type: pdf | size: 111 kB |
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Year: 2011
Location: Valenciennes, France
Summary: The SolarWall® solar air heating system will heat the make-up air required in the manufacturing plant. SolarWall Europe Sarl. (headquartered out of France) met with TMMF and designed a 400m2 (4,305 ft2) black SolarWall® system that integrates into their ventilation system. |
Avon Theatre; Stratford Shakespeare Festival | type: pdf | size: 405 kB |
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Year: 2011
Location: Ontario
Summary: The Avon Theatre’s black SolarWall® system consists of three large walls; West (1,788 ft2); South (2,354 ft2); and East (1,120 ft2), which are all on the tower above the stage. |
CANMET - Materials Technology Laboratory (LEED® Platinum) | type: pdf | size: 100 kB |
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Year: 2011
Location: Ontario
Summary: The design and orientation of the building were made for optimal SolarWall® performance. The south facing grey colored 7590 ft2 SolarWall® system was perched on a 53 degree tilt for maximum performance (responds to the sun's azimuth during the winter months). |
Goodyear Tire (Medicine Hat) | type: pdf | size: 164 kB |
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Year: 2011
Location: Alberta
Summary: The estimated reductions in GHG emissions is over 114 tonnes of CO2 per year. Goodyear already has a second SolarWall system in operation in Napanee, Ontario. |
Dr. David Suzuki Public School (LEED® Platinum) | type: pdf | size: 215 kB |
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Year: 2010
Location: Ontario
Summary: The Dr. David Suzuki Public School features geothermal heating and cooling systems, solar PV panels, a windmill, grey water recovery & reuse systems, GPS tracking skylights, solar light tubes, and a highly reflective roof in addition to the SolarWall® system. It was the first and only educational facility in Canada built to a LEED® Platinum standard. |
NREL - Research Support Facility (LEED® Platinum) | type: pdf | size: 223 kB |
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Year: 2010
Location: Colorado
Summary: NREL’s RSF is the largest Net Zero building in the US with 800+ staff and aiming for LEED Platinum Plus rating from the USGBC. The RSF was designed to use 50% less energy than a standard office building, and incorporates a number of green innovations such as day lighting, natural ventilation, building integrated PV and a SolarWall solar air heating system. |
Access Storage | type: pdf | size: 141 kB |
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Year: 2010
Location: Ontario
Summary: Collectively, Access Storage as a company has installed over 13,000 ft2 (1,300 m2) of SolarWall technology. The Heart Lake air heating system is the largest SolarWall project to date in the City of Brampton, and is projected to displace over 475 GJ of conventional energy each and every year. |
Goldcorp’s Musselwhite Mine | type: pdf | size: 156 kB |
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Year: 2010
Location: Northern Ontario
Summary: Goldcorp’s Musselwhite SolarWall® system is projected to offset 590 MWh (2,1420 GJ) of propane consumption (equaling $52,000 annual savings) and keep over 123 tonnes of CO2 (annually) out of the atmosphere. |
Owens Corning | type: pdf | size: 155 kB |
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Year: 2010 (2nd wall), 2008 (1st wall)
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Summary: The SolarWall® system at the Owens Corning manufacturing facility in Toronto, Canada was the largest SolarWall® / solar air heating system installed in North America in 2008 |
Place Nolin | type: pdf | size: 175 kB |
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Year: 2010
Location: Northern Ontario
Summary: Place Nolin’s south facing wall was available, making it both cost-effective and esthetically-attractive to design a SolarWall® system that wrapped around the entire south-east, south and south-west facing walls of the building. The color of the system was Oak Brown; to match the building’s existing exposed brick. The total size of the SolarWall® system is 4,435 ft2. |
Auchan, Miskolc | type: pdf | size: 126 kB |
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Year: 2009
Location: Miskolc, Hungary
Summary: As a result of the success of the original SolarWall project in Miskolc, additional SolarWall systems are being installed at other Auchan facilities. |
Gymnasium Lagorsse | type: pdf | size: 821 kB |
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Year: 2009
Location: Fontainebleau, France
Summary: After careful consideration of a variety of different products, Fontainebleau decided that the SolarWall® air heating technology would provide an optimal solution to assist with their renewable energy and GHG emission goals. |
Fred Douglas Place | type: pdf | size: 198 kB |
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Year: 2009
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Summary: The final SolarWall® design consisted of 6 columns (5 south-facing, 1 west-facing) integrated into the high-rise building between the windows. The system is Metro Brown (closely matching the window surround) and spans 3,555ft2 over 14 stories. |
Northern Arizona University Distance Learning Center (LEED® Silver) | type: pdf | size: 201 kB |
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Year: 2009
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Summary: In order to achieve LEED® status they implemented a variety of green technologies. The most prominent green technology being a south-facing SolarWall® solar air heating system. The SolarWall® system was chosen because it provides fresh solar heated ventilation air in the winter, and acts as a shading screen during the summer. |
Stevens Point Municipal Airport | type: pdf | size: 143 kB |
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Year: 2009
Location: Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Summary: Stevens Point Mayor Andrew Halverson praised the new SolarWall® installation stating "We want to be a leader in sustainability issues," and the project was a way for the city to put "its money where its mouth is" on energy-saving and environmentally friendly projects. |
Jaguar / Land Rover Academy | type: pdf | size: 182 kB |
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Year: 2009
Location: Leamington Spa, England
Summary: When Jaguar / Land Rover set out to renovate an existing building into a technical training academy one of their primary objectives was to showcase sustainability in building design; a SolarWall® solar air heating system was chosen to meet the building’s sustainability and fresh air ventilation goals. |
Assiniboine Credit Union | type: pdf | size: 177 kB |
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Year: 2009
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Summary: One of the most visible green technologies is the ACU’s SolarWall® solar air heating system. The black SolarWall® is emblazed with the ACU logo that is visible at the front of the building. This wall is so well integrated into the building design that it is often believed to be a stylized architectural feature. |
Elipse BLC, Latvia | type: pdf | size: 306 kB |
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Year: 2009
Location: Riga, Latvia
Summary: The completed SolarWall® system is one of the largest in Europe, delivering more than 1MW of thermal energy and projected to displace over 400 tons of CO2 each year. |
Flin Flon General Hospital | type: pdf | size: 212 kB |
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Year: 2009
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Summary: The SolarWall® system at the Flin Flon General Hospital is projected to displace approximately 1,523 GJ of energy a year, and reduce CO2 emissions by 106 tons annually. This is the equivalent of taking 21+ cars and light trucks off the road. |