In the quest to enhance the energy efficiency of buildings, it is frequently desirable to employ technologies that play a number of roles. The best designs enhance the performance of other systems—often in clever ways—resulting in increased creature comfort, charm, and cost-effective energy savings. Synergistic Building Technologies, Inc was founded in 2007 by a group of experienced energy professionals who believe that the development and broad distribution of such systems can make the world a better place.
Our present focus is in the area of super-efficient green Greenhouses capable of producing summer vegetables and a range of other food and flowers throughout the year using only the sun for heat and light. These make use of moveable insulation and associated electronic controls and a host of other technologies that build on emerging building science.
Exciting news: Our research greenhouse at the Cure Organic Farm in Boulder County dropped to only 50F on an evening in February 2011 when the outside air temperature dropped to -18F, the coldest night in over a decade! The temperature was at 84F a few hours later and the earth surrounding plants stayed within several degrees of 60F. See temperature plot on the Greenhouses tab.
