On Monday 12th Sept, 7.30pm, at Belle and Jerome, upstairs bar, we have arranged a special meeting on PV - an improvisation session! B&J are in Central Avenue, opposite Boots. Tina Holt (of WB Ecohouses) has persuaded me (DNC) to do this.
The idea is for me to turn up with a computer and ArchiCAD and using the internet access, to look at people's houses, there and then, using mapping sites and B&J's wonderful WiFi network. Using ArchiCAD, I can design a layout for your roof, trying out the different options, and discussing it as we go. We will have a projector or a display screen. All you need to do is to come along and shout out your postal code, and let's try it. Enjoy the excellent coffee, tea, tapas and cakes of Belle and Jerome as we enjoy our evening!
Don't worry if you have no intention of doing the installation, this is for the experience of seeing how a design is done. You might even decide that it is worth doing!
13 Sept 2011: Postscript: We had about 15 people at the event. David started with about 15-20 mins of introduction, then there were questions and some demonstrations of how we do a first stage of assessment of a roof for PV. The images come from Googlemaps, Live.com and DigiMap and Streetview, and David uses ArchiCAD to rescale these. He has a handy tool for overlaying panels onto the aerial photos. Later, the group split into two, one to continue investigating roofs using postal codes and the other to consider forming a consortium of buyers to see if a good volume deal could be obtained from the installers.
The idea is for me to turn up with a computer and ArchiCAD and using the internet access, to look at people's houses, there and then, using mapping sites and B&J's wonderful WiFi network. Using ArchiCAD, I can design a layout for your roof, trying out the different options, and discussing it as we go. We will have a projector or a display screen. All you need to do is to come along and shout out your postal code, and let's try it. Enjoy the excellent coffee, tea, tapas and cakes of Belle and Jerome as we enjoy our evening!
Don't worry if you have no intention of doing the installation, this is for the experience of seeing how a design is done. You might even decide that it is worth doing!
13 Sept 2011: Postscript: We had about 15 people at the event. David started with about 15-20 mins of introduction, then there were questions and some demonstrations of how we do a first stage of assessment of a roof for PV. The images come from Googlemaps, Live.com and DigiMap and Streetview, and David uses ArchiCAD to rescale these. He has a handy tool for overlaying panels onto the aerial photos. Later, the group split into two, one to continue investigating roofs using postal codes and the other to consider forming a consortium of buyers to see if a good volume deal could be obtained from the installers.
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