ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MODERN ERA
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Inspired by solar-heated Anasazi Cliff Dwellings and working with three DOE grants in the ‘70s, we developed a cost-effective passive solar collector that attached to sunny walls. The system substantially reduced carbon footprints and heating bills. From this concept, I innovated the Universal Solar Thermal Cladding System®, AKA The Solar Bubble®
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The Universal Solar Thermal Cladding® is now a proven passive technology. It is a retrofit collector made of an aluminum spaceframe with a double membrane stretched over it. The Solar Bubble Collector becomes a tension structure when inflated and circulates heated air inside the building.
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Buildings everywhere can heat themselves by collecting the solar thermal energy that normally washes off their walls and roofs. The Solar Bubble® is a retrofit kit adaptable to everything from residential homes to big box stores.
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The Solar Bubble®, has the potential to create change on a global level. In partnership with environmental activist change-makers, architects, engineers, and other solar innovators, we can be a force multiplier that will enable The Solar Bubble® to become a common retrofit structure on homes and buildings.
This collaboration will greatly reduce carbon emissions while lowering heating costs. This will inspire others to create additional solar thermal retrofits.
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