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Concordia University

Background
The John Molson School of Business (JMSB) at Concordia University in Montreal is considered one of the top business schools in Canada. In 2007, plans for the construction of a brand new facility that would house the business school were underway, and the Solar Buildings Network at Concordia proposed the idea of demonstrating a new state-of-the-art hybrid solar technology— SolarWall® PV/Thermal—developed by Conserval Engineering. It combines the award-winning SolarWall® air heating technology with photovoltaic panels in one highly-efficient system. Of all the energy produced in Canada, 50% is consumed in buildings (NRCan Technical Report OEE 2952). This emphasizes the importance of building integrated renewable energy systems—like the SolarWall PV/T system— that are able to cost effectively produce multiple forms of clean green energy from the same surface.
Solution
The two architect firms who designed the John Molson School of Business (KPMB and FSA) seamlessly integrated the SolarWall PV/T system into the exterior façade. The final result was an extremely impressive and modern looking solar system that caps the top floors and is clearly visible from the downtown city streets below. The JMSB SolarWall® PV/TTM installation is a 100 kW system, producing 24.5 kW of electricity and over 75 kW of thermal heating.
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