| Our homes collect large amounts of solar energy, | | | | equates to thousands of dollars per year (for |
| our homes when built are often placed on our | | | | each roof in each country) of electricity if we had |
| sections to get the best solar energy from the | | | | to pay for this energy. It is solar energy that is |
| sun, even years ago before we thought of using | | | | lost and wasted each year, in fact each day huge |
| solar energy to heat or dry out your home the | | | | amounts of solar energy is lost by your home. |
| builders did this. We have known for years that | | | | Why not use it? |
| the sun can be used to make our home feel | | | | This dry, warm, fresh, healthy air can be used to |
| warmer and better to live in. In fact in winter we | | | | keep your home dryer and warmer than your |
| look to find the warmest part of the home to sit | | | | home has ever been. This will in turn reduce the |
| to study or watch TV. If your home was placed | | | | damage caused to your home by condensation, |
| well on your section this room is likely to be your | | | | mould and dampness, with the advantages being |
| lounge or conservatory. What about your | | | | a reduction in each homes running costs and an |
| bedrooms or study how do they get warmth and | | | | improvement in the health of each and every |
| fresh air? | | | | person who lives in your home, reducing illnesses, |
| Now think of your roof, it is the largest solar | | | | colds and asthma symptoms, hay fever, running |
| collector you have ever bought, do you know | | | | noses, time off work or school, saving many |
| how much solar energy your roof collects. Some | | | | hours lost in many industries and time people |
| homes use solar energy to heat water most of | | | | spend in hospitals, let alone the cost of the time |
| the systems available use only 4m² of solar | | | | off work and the staff in the hospital. |
| collector to heat 300L of hot water. Now imagine, | | | | Every house has one room that just feels colder |
| what 150m² of roof can do to heat air. Air | | | | or damper than any other, imagine how that |
| that is dried and heated by mother nature each | | | | room would feel, just by pumping dry warm |
| day, warm dry fresh air that we lose and waste | | | | fresh air into it, there will be far less condensation |
| each and every day. All that is needed is a very | | | | - possibly all gone - the carpet will feel dryer |
| good filter and a well designed and programmed | | | | warmer, the bed will feel fresh and dry to get |
| controller to supply this energy into your home. | | | | into, even without the electric blanket it will not |
| Your roof - no matter what it is made of, iron or | | | | feel damp. The window sills will not need to be |
| concrete tile - collects on average 1404kw of | | | | painted as often, there will be no mold to clean |
| solar energy per m² per year in Auckland, | | | | regularly. Your home will feel more comfortable |
| New Zealand, Roofs in Germany collect just over | | | | and will be cheaper to heat - as you are not |
| 1000kw per m², in Sydney Australia each | | | | wasting your money on heating the dampness in |
| roof absorbs a huge 1700kw per m². This | | | | your home first, before you feel warm. |