Matthew Schiedel, is Building Knowledge Canada’s Net Zero Energy expert. He is the lead on several Net Zero projects for Building Knowledge, including regional consultant for Reid’s Heritage Homes’ five ecoEII community Net Zero Energy homes, two R-2000 Net Zero Energy home pilot projects and five additional CHBA Net Zero/Net Zero Ready pilot projects. This has exposed Matt to the wide variety of solar photovoltaic technologies on the market today and the struggles faced by builders during specifying, installing, connecting and operating solar arrays.

This presentation focuses on the next generation of roof integrated PV products that are coming onto the market. Specifically, PV shingle products, PV roof shingle/panel products, as well as their system design and installation. It includes two case studies with associated costing and energy impact for two roof integrated product currently available in the market. 

LEEP PV Webinar Series

During the Spring/Summer of 2015, thirteen (13) leading Lower Mainland BC builders participated in Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan’s) Local Energy Efficiency Partnership (LEEP) initiative. It was brought to the region through the support of the BC Homeowner Protection Office, BC Hydro, Fortis BC, the City of Vancouver, and the City of New Westminster.

Builders use LEEP to reduce their time and risk in finding and trying innovations that could help them build higher performance homes better, faster and more affordably, reduce technical barriers, and improve supply chains.  

During the LEEP workshops in BC’s Lower Mainland, builders requested 3 presentations on Photovoltaic (PV) systems. CHBA hosted these presentations from experts on PV best practices and costing, which were reviewed by the BC builders, as part of the Net Zero webinar series.