"This system works!... We are saving money because the gas heaters haven’t been on."
-Windsor Housing Authority

SolarWall Solar Heating Systems for Multi-Residential Buildings

Most jurisdictions require common areas and hallways in multi residential facilities (condominiums, apartments, senior living centers, etc) to be continuously ventilated and pressurized to satisfy fire codes.  Heating this air with conventional means is expensive, which is why many housing authorities are including SolarWall® systems in both new and retrofit buildings.  For older high rise buildings, if metal rain screens are required, the panels can function both as a rain screen, and as a solar heater.

From left to right, Fred Douglas Building, Manitoba, Manchester Housing, Alberta, Place Nolin, Ontario,  Manitoba Housing, Manitoba and Syracuse Housing, NY.

Featured SolarWall Case Study for Multi-Residential Buildings:

Greater Sudbury Housing Corporation	type: pdf | size: 110 kB
Location: Sudbury, Ontario Project Completed: 2008 Summary: The SolarWall® system is projected to displace approximately 2,162GJ of energy a year, and reduce 186 tons of CO2 emissions annually. Displaced heating cost savings were estimated at over $23,200 per year at 2007 energy prices.

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