Apartment Complex Enjoys Benefits of Commercial Solar Installation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency figures show that 73.2 percent of the 300 gallons of water the average American family uses daily requires heating for use in the shower, laundry, etc. Thermal (or solar) technologies “displace the need to use electricity or natural gas” to heat that water, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association, to help consumers shrink their utility bills along with their carbon footprints. Together, Kingspan Environmental and Amidus are helping area clients reap the financial and environmental benefits of going solar.
“Amidus asked us to design a flat-panel solar thermal system for use atop an 11-story Arlington, Va., apartment building which serves 300 residents, who are primarily senior citizens,” said Seamus Cussen, commercial director for Kingspan Environmental in Jessup.