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California High Desert

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EcoStructionSolar worked with the owners in the high desert of California to design a spa area using recycled and reclaimed metal (Oakland Bay) bridge parts creatively designed to complement the landscape as an awning for this unique water site.

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Water comes from a natural spring passing through EcoStructionSolar’s custom built heat exchanger and solar panels that heat the 80 degree water to 110+ degrees.

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Atherton, CA

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This Award-Winning  EcoStruction custom built home has been Certified LEED® Platinum.

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EcoStructionSolar custom designed this electrical solar PV system with a 1700 amp per hour backup battery system.  It combines a radiant heating system with a warm board radiant sub floor used in conjunction with an Apricus solar panel system.  The solar panels also serve to preheat the domestic hot water system and as a backup for the electrical solar PV system.  The house is divided into 8 zones each with a separate thermostat control that allows each various and individual zone to apply the heat with precision.  An additional heat/air exchanger utilizes the solar heated hot water to supply heated air to the secondary HVAC system, thereby eliminating the need for natural gas.

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Apricus

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APRICUS SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS

EcoStructionSolar presents the evacuated heat tube solar collector by APRICUS; Solar Thermal Systems for both residential and commercial applications providing hot water, space heating, industrial hot water and even air-conditioning featuring Heat/Air exchangers, solar panels and related components.

The APRICUS solar collector can reduce your natural gas and/or electric heating usage by up to 90%*
For detailed specifications and sizing, please contact us at your convenience.

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  • 10 year limited warranty
  • Stable solar conversion
  • Internationally certified
  • Commercial or Residential

*To achieve up to 90% is dependent on the amount of heat generated and the storage capacity.

EcoStruction, Inc. is a registered dealer of Apricus products.

Santa Cruz, CA

admin | October 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »

Overlooking the picturesque town of Santa Cruz, EcoStruction Solar built awning shades along the south wall to reduce the amount of passive solar gain, while providing a shade area for the patio.

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Boulder Creek, CA

admin | October 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »

Nestled beneath the redwoods without tremendous sun potential, EcoStruction Solar utilized an evaluating heat tube that produces more heat in a shorter amount of time thereby reducing the sunlight requirements.

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