The demonstration took place at the OffSite exhibition at the UK Building Research Establishment. The installation of the system is part of Kingspan Off-Site’s innovative ‘Lighthouse’ net-zero carbon home, which is the first house design to achieve the British government’s Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6.
The Lighthouse was developed by Kingspan Off-Site in conjunction with multiple partner companies and is the first house to co-generate sufficient electrical power to meet the new sustainable home requirements. By 2016, all new homes built in the UK will be required to be designed and constructed to meet the Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6.
The project incorporated 57 MSK Just Roof Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) modules, which replace conventional roofing panels.
Suntech is very pleased to have collaborated with the Kingspan Off-Site team, Sheppard Robson architects and Arup consultants to create this high-performance solution, said Jerry Stokes, president of Suntech Europe. Visitors to Off-Site 2007 have been impressed with the excellent integration of the Just Roof PV modules into the building design where the modules function as both an electrical energy generator and the weatherproof roof of the building.
