Machinery - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Conserval Engineering invented and commercialized solar air heating around the world with the technology that was branded as "SolarWall". Conserval was formed in 1977 by a group of senior engineers with a broad range of experience in the consulting and contracting fields. They pooled their many talents to develop innovative applications of solar heating and energy conservation technologies. Conserval's primary business is the design, manufacturing and installation of the SOLARWALL® solar heating system. Thousands of large commercial, industrial, and institutional SOLARWALL® systems are in operation in over thirty countries around the world. The Canadian-developed Conserval High Performance SOLARWALL® has been rated by the U.S. Department of Energy within the top 2% of new energy saving technologies. The SOLARWALL® has received many awards including the following: ASHRAE Award Canadian Centre for Mineral & Energy Technology: Technology Award Popular Science: 100 Best of What's New Award R&D Magazine: 100 Award Toronto Construction Association: Innovative Product & Technology Award Manning Award The Conserval group and representatives span the USA, Canada and Europe with projects as far away as the South Pole. Awards : Renewable Energy World 2010 - Best Building Integrated Technology for the SolarWall PV/Thermal project at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University Reader's Choice Award from Metal Construction News, USA 2008 - First Place Award for new SolarDuct(R) and SolarDuct PV/Thermal systems World Green Business Award, UK 2008 - Recognizing the SolarWall(R) technology Manning Awards: recognizing excellence in Canadian innovation 1995 - $5,000 Innovation Award Research & Development Magazine : 1994 R&D Top 100 Award for the most significant new product of the year Popular Science Magazine : The year's 100 greatest achievements in Science & Technology (1994) United States Department of Energy: SOLARWALL is rated in the top 2% of all energy innovations (1992) Natural Resources Canada (CANMET): 1994 Technology Transfer Award (only one awarded annually) Toronto Construction Association: 1994 Innovative Product & Technology Award (only one awarded annually) American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, & Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. ASHRAE Regional Technology Award (Oakville Ford Assembly Plant) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) : ``Most Efficient Active Solar Heating System ever designed.``. ``With an average daily efficiency of more than 70%.`` ``New designs can achieve up to 80% efficiency.`