Oventrop Solar Systems

Oventrop Solar Systems is a complete line of solar collectors, solar controls, radiant floor systems, and solar hot water storage tanks. The main components of the Oventrop Solar System are the evacuated glass tube collectors, The collector tubes have aluminum absorbers mounted in either 8 or 16 evacuated glass tubes. The absorber, coated with [...]

By jonasrisen | 18 Feb 08 | Posted in Products | Comments (2)

Solarsiedlung by Rolf Disch

“Maximizing the use of solar energy and minimizing heat loss” - Rolf Disch
The Solarsiedlung or “solar village” is Europe’s most modern solar housing project.  Solarsiedlung is the housing portion of a larger development which also includes an office/housing block called Sonnenschiff (solarship).  The project’s goals are to follow both the German Passive House and Plus [...]

By jonasrisen | 11 Jan 08 | Posted in Architecture | Comments (3)

Heliotrop by Rolf Disch

The Heliotrop is a house and an office designed to be extremely responsive to the environment.  The house’s distinguishing feature is that it is circular and rotates to track the movement of the sun.  Even the name is derived from the Greek word meaning “turned towards the sun.”  The house also meets the  German Plusenergiehaus [...]

By jonasrisen | 17 Nov 07 | Posted in Architecture | Comments (2)

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