The owners of Sol Lux Alpha homes are enjoying pristine indoor air quality during the Cal. fire events! These four fine residences represent an evolution of design and convergence of technologies resulting in Carbon Neutral Living and Transportation. Off The Grid Design LLC, The Klein Family Trust, RG Architecture, and project partners are building the first multi-unit "Nanogrid" project to be offered to the residential market in the USA. The project, known as "Sol-Lux Alpha" is underway. A new energy paradigm is dawning and this building and others similar are at the nexus of this technological shift. A connected grouping of similar renewable energy "net positive energy" buildings are designed to interconnect and begin forming Community Microgrids. "Sol-Lux Alpha" is planned to have a 40 Kw bifacial BIPV array on a raised trellis over the roof-top lounge deck/garden space, 105 Kwh L-ion energy storage, and BIEV (building integrated electric vehicle) infrastructure with future-planned V2B (vehicle to building energy) architecture built in to be future ready. The Passive House Designed and Certified structure represents the pinnacle of ultra energy efficient design, allowing excess renewable energy generation beyond building needs for on site EV charging. The convergence of technologies as planned and designed results in a new "Zero Carbon Living and Transportation" system. The savings of an average $200/mo in energy costs and $300/mo vehicle fuel costs PER UNIT can represent a $96,000 per year savings for the building, even at today's low energy costs. The savings over the life of the structure, especially when one considers rising energy costs will be well into the millions of dollars, and the building could literally pay for itself over it's exceptionally long life cycle, especially when one factors in the societal cost benefit in ghg reductions. We are developing this as a new system of design/development for ourselves and others to follow, for people, for the planet, and for profit of all. Contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] for more details on the project and how you can help take part in the global energy transition that is occurring.
