I met with Frank Luciani and Kim Goodall from ACS (Aluminum Curtainwall Systems) on Tuesday. It was really great to get their opinions and also they were kind enough to do a little research for me and show me some alternative solutions. I definitely appreciated their time and opinions, it was really nice to sit down and talk it out a bit with experienced professionals.
Although Frank gave me a lot to think about in terms of more "technologically advanced" ways to provide energy to buildings, I think I am going to stick with my original game plan of incorporating photovoltaic panels to do it. However, some of the avenues that they pointed me down seem to have done some studies comparing their new methods to using photovoltaic panels. This is great news because it gives me new leads to pursue.
As far as being able to incorporate PV panels into a curtain wall system, Frank never said it was impossible. He was reluctant to give me any price quotes since they have never done a curtain wall system like that before. However he did say that they will be able to provide me with an estimate for a regular curtainwall system, so that will definitely help me out with my calculations.
Another thing that Frank brought up is that there might be extra costs for an electrician to come in and install this whole system. I never really thought about that before, so I am going to have to do some research and just see how much of an extra cost that will be.
On the photovoltaic side of things, I have emailed Day4 Energy in Burnaby and am waiting to hear back from them. Hopefully it will be soon!
Although Frank gave me a lot to think about in terms of more "technologically advanced" ways to provide energy to buildings, I think I am going to stick with my original game plan of incorporating photovoltaic panels to do it. However, some of the avenues that they pointed me down seem to have done some studies comparing their new methods to using photovoltaic panels. This is great news because it gives me new leads to pursue.
As far as being able to incorporate PV panels into a curtain wall system, Frank never said it was impossible. He was reluctant to give me any price quotes since they have never done a curtain wall system like that before. However he did say that they will be able to provide me with an estimate for a regular curtainwall system, so that will definitely help me out with my calculations.
Another thing that Frank brought up is that there might be extra costs for an electrician to come in and install this whole system. I never really thought about that before, so I am going to have to do some research and just see how much of an extra cost that will be.
On the photovoltaic side of things, I have emailed Day4 Energy in Burnaby and am waiting to hear back from them. Hopefully it will be soon!
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