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 interests span the gamut of high efficiency building construction and retrofit, but early work of SBT is in the area of moveable insulation. Exterior insulating shutters combine the beauty and charm of shutters with the energy efficiency only excellent moveable insulation can provide. During the winter, they lower night time thermal losses by a factor of up to ten. Further, they control overheating during the summer by selectively blocking direct beam sunshine when appropriate. These systems represent a key step in the direction of achieving genuinely net zero energy-using buildings.
SBT’s shutter systems open and close automatically to optimize energy efficiency in all times of the year. Users can over-ride automatic functions at the push of a button for security, safety, privacy—or just for fun. Click here to learn more about SBT’s shutter developments. SBT’s core team and advisors has its own synergisms. Areas of expertise span business, law, physics, philosophy, production management, as well as mechanical, electrical, and design engineering. All share a deep interest in enhancing the energy performance of buildings through excellent designs that respect environmental principles and make optimal use of nature’s bounty, especially including the sun. Welcome to our emerging web site. It includes a range of observations and thoughts on synergistic building technologies by SBT’s team and “friends of the family.” Feel free to share your ideas with us. |
