Energy Management
Responsible Sustainable Energy Management
- Use Renewable Energy Resources for your energy needs.
- If you are using Solar Energy you will need to store energy for use in the night or during cloudy periods.
- Design your system so that you have excess energy available.
- Energy can be converted to water by using dehumidification of the air.
- Use electric vehicles for your short distance travelling in town.
- Use Passive Heating and Cooling for living and working spaces.
Correct Building Orientation
- On the south side of the building place large glass openings. In winter, when the sun is low, the energy will enter through the glass to heat your spaces.
- A parapet above the glass openings prevents the summer sun from entering the building (See next slide)
- Insulate East and West walls and have small openings to avoid the summer sun from entering the building.
- A solar wall can also be used to provide heating as well as cooling as shown below.
Winter: Louvers 3&4 closed, Louvers 1 & 2 open. Summer: Louver 1 closed, Louvers 2, 3 & 4 open.
