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The students of St, Jerome's and Notre Dame Colleges at the University of Waterloo report that this years 1600 Km Charity Run This design for a solar home won plaudits for architects James Frvett and Joseph Somfay both associated with the University of Waterbo. PAGE " - WATEHLOO CHRONICLE. WEDNEODAY, Deceit 3. I” Hickory farms OF CANADA Cheese Balls " Cheese Logs Charity run 's a success WATERLOO SQUARE - 885-2241 " 2 for tRt Goodness...what taste! iliiliidltary 'tttatt Architects' solar home a winner brought in a total of $3.700 for The March of Dimes. The money will be used to buv an ar- tificial limb for use within the Kitchener- OF CANADA The "run" is a con- tinuous 72 hour relay around the Universtty's Ring Road. There are approximately 300 run- Waterloo area Students have ex- pressed their thanks to all those who assisted in the run. local res- taurants such as Mc- Donalds and Tim Hor- ton's Donuts who donat- ed their wares and to local residents. students and businesses that made this years Charity run a success, ners that take part in the run, the majority of them being college resi- dents. The run, which began on Oct. 31 and ended Nov. 3. was kicked off by Waterloo mayor Mar- jorie Carroll. Kitchener alderwoman Judy Balmer. and the Dean of St Jerome's College. Doug Letsorr HENRY VOGEL 29 Years SALESMVERLOO) magi 455 King North, Waterloo 884-51 10 HAY More and move people are leasing Get the facts from Hemy a! Parkway now "BUY THE CAR tttt BY THE MONTH" LEASE YOUR 1981 FUEL EFFICIENT FORD CAR NOW. Still other features include con- siderable use of concrete to soak up sunlight inside the building during daytime. a heat recovery system to draw heat out of the “gray" water Two architects minted with the University at Waterloo, June: Frye" and Joseph Sonny. were prize win- ners in a competition sponsored by the Pmtve Solar Energy Somety cl Ame rice. in Amherst, Hue. last month, Hundreds of architects from all across the continent participated Their design was for a row house (rnulti4antity dwelling), It was based on a theais project Foyett did m his final year at studies at the University of Waterloo. He was graduated with a bachelor of architecture degree in 1978 and has since been associated with Somfay, UW architecture protes- sor who also has an architectural practice in Salem, Ont. A very important feature of the con- struction would be the building's air- tightness. Fryett and Somfay specify plenty of insulation. They are also concerned that the building be tightly sealed to minimize "infiltration" of outside air through corners and cracks, A number of solar heating tech- niques are included in the design. A noteworthy innovation is a "Trmnbe" wall. which is simply a layer of glass over a wall made of some heavy ma- terial such as brick, stone or concrete In this case the Trombe wall is two layers of concrete with sealed vinyl pouches filled with water sandwiches between them. The wall would run along the south side of the building. Vents located along the wall would allow heat to ra- diate from it into the living space at night. Thermal blinds, drawn down over the layer of glass. would keep heat from escaping to the outside. One advantage to the Trombe wall would be that it would prevent too much sunlight from getting into the house and fading upholstery. carpets or other materials There would. though, be some window openings to let in light. Pe Another design feature includes greenhouses, with large thermal mass heat storage floor and walls. also to be located along the south side of the building. The F'ryett-Somfay dwelling was de- signed for a specific site in the Forest Heights area of Kitchener. Fryett says the site is "advantaged" in that the land slopestothesouth, sothere ts some shelter in winter from the north winds. Also, there is nothing to Inter- fere with the sun's rays. “nu-walk Winn? $.00“th tbath water at duh - helm it alpaca into the sewer system a not mad hot water heater. and a rock storage system beneath the green- house than which would prevent ex- cessive overheating on my days and provide heat over prolonged cloudy "Canadian builders still aren't into solar to any appreciable extent." Fryett says. "In most cases it's be- cause they're afraid of getting into something they don't understand, They're also concerned. of course, about marketability. TheyYe not sure buyers will go along with a house that looks a bit unusual and that perhaps costs a few thousand dollars more." There are few window openly: on the north side of the dwelling Storage and traffic areas within the building are located along the north side whereas areas that occupants will want to keep warm. such " the living room and the kitchen, are close to the south side All entrances have an "air lock" - a tiny hallway with a second door to minimize heat loss when one IS entering or leaving the building. So effective IS the design that Fryett estimates occupants would be able to rely on the sun‘s rays for up to 95 per cent of their heating needs in Kitchener, assuming 70 degree tem- peratures are acceptable, At the same time he notes this percentage would drop off substantially If the occupants are not attentive. Why, then. IS this design __ judged by world-renowned experts to be the best of Its type on the continent - beg- ging for a builder? “If they don't raise and lower the thermal curtains each morning and evening or if they leave doors and Inn- dows open a lot it would make a " difference." he predicts. “In these houses a very great deal depends on how you operate them. y, He feels the construction cost would be fairly close to the cost of a com- parable, non-solar home The units, which are modular in design. could be built fairly quickly and easily, he says. While the dwelling would be very air tight compared with conventional buildings. Fryett doesn't believe this would cause any problems. "Of late there seems to have been some concern about a possible build- up of harmful chemicals in air-tight houses," he notes, "l don't see this as a problem. This dwelling would be less than completely air tight - though it would be much tighter than most. But if the occupants want to re- have stuffiness from time to time the simplest thing to do would be to open the windows for a few minutes. qq