What factors are important to Goodhouse Architects when designing a solar power system?
Synopsis
Goodhouse was established to fulfill the need for sustainable and affordable architecture in the market. They specialize in designing houses that integrate solar energy-efficient air conditioning, passive cooling and heating. Mark, who works with Goodhouse, has been using Sunny Energy for all their projects, and they work directly with Matthew during the design phase to come up with a solution that reduces carbon emissions as much as possible.
Goodhouse uses LG panels for their projects because of their reputation and quality. They prioritize the quality of the panels, inverter, and insulation as they believe that it is a long term investment. Mark emphasizes that having a team of motivated, knowledgeable, and ethical people is essential in the building industry, and Sunny Energy meets all those criteria. Matthew is always available to answer their questions and provide excellent service, which is crucial to Goodhouse's success.
Video Transcript
- Goodhouse really came to exist because of the perceived lack in our market for sustainable architecture that was affordable.
- [Mark] Goodhouse13 has got about a 6.6 kilowatt system with a 5 kilowatt inverter and it's got a 10 kilowatt battery. The evidence is showing already that the energy consumption will be well and truly met by the power generated on site.
- [Mark] We use Sunny Energy for all of our Goodhouses now. We work directly with Matthew at the design phase.
- They work on designing sustainable houses which integrate solar energy-efficient air conditioning, and passive cooling and heating. We've worked in with Mark on these projects to come up with a solution that's going to bring as close to a zero carbon emission house as possible.
- [Mark] It's such a changing market. What we've found in this area is that it's really important to have an expert on the team, and so, Matthew is essentially that. It's very clear that Matthew is up with all of the latest technologies and knows his stuff, so he can talk confidently about all the systems that I require.
- [Matthew] Goodhouse has been using the LG panels because of the reputation that the LG product has in the market. When we put these LG panels in, they'll be on the roof for 25 years and producing good power for that period.
- I always tell our clients that there will be cheaper systems out there. You will open the newspaper and you will see cheaper systems. But we're actually designing and delivering something for the long term, something that will last, and something that will continue to work into the years.
- You really need to think about the quality of the panels and the inverter that you're putting in, and the quality of the insulation because as a package, it's a long term investment.
- [Mark] I think with anything in the building industry what you want, or the people you want on your team are people who are motivated, that know their stuff, and they're ethical. So, I think Sunny Energy certainly has those three things. I've always found Matthew to be excellent to deal with. He's always the same, he always answers the phone, and they're the things that are really, really important to a company like ours. We want the trade to answer the phone, answer our questions, and get on well with clients and Matthew does all of those things very well.