Dowie Doole are committing to going organic and sustainable. They're building the cellar door with energy efficient solar and air conditioning in mind, to try and reduce their energy costs and do the right thing. But also looking at putting in an electric vehicle charging station out the front area, trying to be as energy efficient and responsible. Yeah, so we were asked to try and accommodate this bit of a unique build being four shipping containers, three of them joined, one for the toilet. So we had a bit of, constraints in regards to space and size. So it was, it was a bit of a difficult to installation.
So we've got a 9.5 kilowatt ducted mid static air conditioner, and a split system in the back office. And then we've got a 10 kilowatt three-phase inverter, and the panels on the roof are 39 panels, installed on a custom made roofing to optimise the angle 30 degrees North facing, to give them the most power production possible. So, the solar was always part of the design. The architect had built the roof on top of the container to maximise the solar production. Yeah, the architect was very adamant on what he wanted. It had to be symmetrical, had to be neat because as you drive down the road, you get a good look at the panels on the roof as you come in driving up to the cellar door. Everything had to be hidden, so the inverter we've got mounted it on top of the container. All the pipes are hidden underneath the building, not visible. So yeah, we had to work with him and it managed to come up very good.
We've also installed a smart meter, so that they can monitor their energy consumption of the cellar door, which is installed in the main switchboard. Which will give them full data analysis of their energy consumption, self-consumption and export. So that they can keep a track of what energy they're using. They're trying to get the organic certification. So it makes sense, to especially use something that's going to last and guarantee that that's going to be, you know, on the roof for 25 years. So it gives them, gives the customer peace of mind.
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