SolarWall® air heating systems help facilitate any level of LEED® certification by generating up to 10 LEED® points. The SolarWall technology is very architecturally versatile and can be styled, shaped, and designed in a variety of colors to augment the building envelope & generate on-site energy. SolarWall systems have been used on architectural projects around the world with a consistent track record of successful results and eye-catching designs; some are seamlessly integrated into the building envelope and others are curved or angled to achieve a desired appearance.

The SolarWall technology is increasingly favored by architects who want to use renewable energy because of its flexibility of design, ease of integration, and LEED® point generation.

The end result is a portfolio of award-winning LEED buildings where the SolarWall system was a vital component of the project’s success.

Some of the more notable projects include the architecturally-magnificent Swedish Museum of Modern Art, the Beijing Olympic Village, the Metall Bau Eisenach Building in Germany and dozens of LEED Platinum, Gold, and Silver projects across North America.  Click here for our portfolio of LEED projects.
 

Facilitating All Levels of LEED^® Certification

Conserval’s engineers work on a regular basis with architects and consulting engineers who are designing LEED® buildings.  Under the LEED 3.0 rating system, SolarWall systems can generate up to 10+ LEED points, making it one of the most meaningful and cost-effective technologies to incorporate into a new building.

Here’s how SolarWall systems generate LEED Points:
 

Energy & Atmosphere

• In EAC2; On-Site Renewable Energy up to 7 points are available

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If 13% of the building’s energy comes from on-site renewable energy, then 7 LEED points can be claimed.  Independent monitoring and third-party modeling tools show that over the past 20 years of usage for the technology, SolarWall systems displace on average between 20-50% of a building’s heating load, and since the heating load can represent up to 50% of a building total energy usage, SolarWall systems can be sized to generate the maximum number of points in this category.

• In EAC1; Optimize Energy Performance up to 19 points are available.

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SolarWall systems can help to generate an additional 1-3 points in this category because of the improved energy efficiency of the building resulting from the savings detailed above from the heating load.

Indoor Environmental Quality

• in Ventilation Effectiveness; another 1 point is available

This LEED point is awarded when a building brings in 30% more ventilation air than is suggested by ASHRAE.  Since the SolarWall technology heats ventilation air, the system can easily be sized to deliver and heat this increased volume of air. This results in improved indoor air quality without a corresponding increase in heating costs.

Materials & Resources

• Recycled Content MR Credit 4.1 (1-2 points)

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The SolarWall technology contributes to achieving this credit, but the contribution is small relative to the entire building construction.

The SolarWall technology generated up to 6 direct LEED® points for past clients under Version 2.2, with typically 3 points from EAC2, 2 points from EAC1, and 1 point from Ventilation Effectiveness.
 

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Featured LEED® Projects

Level: LEED® Platinum
Project: CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory at McMaster Innovation Park
Architect: Diamond Schmitt Architects

ASHRAE 2013 Technology Award Winning Project
Level: LEED® Platinum
Project: NREL Research Support Facility
Architect: RNL Design Group

Level: LEED® Platinum
Project: The Currents Residences
Architect: Perkins+Will

AIA Top 10 Green Project 2012
Level: LEED® Platinum
Project: Hood River Middle School
Architect: Opsis Architecture

Level: LEED® Gold
Project: KFC Taco Bell
Architect: Chipman Adams Architects

Level: LEED® Gold
Project: Richmond Fire Rescue Hamilton Firehall
Architect: Johnston Davidson Architectural and Planning Inc.

Level: LEED® Silver
Project: Northern Arizona University
Architect: Burns Wald Hopkins

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