This unique solution—of designing and installing solar panels which double up as window shades— is one of the largest solar-shading projects in Australia.
![Hanson Side Banner](https://www.sustainablefocus.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sa-pathology-slide-banner-805x450.jpg)
In an innovative first for Adelaide, Sustainable Focus designed and project managed the installation of a photovoltaic solar system, which doubles as eaves around the Hanson Institute building. This solution has reduced SA Pathology’s air-conditioning demand, while allowing the client to generate electricity.
![Hanson Outside with worker fixing the glass](https://www.sustainablefocus.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Sustainable_4401-248x186.jpg)
![Hanson Building](https://www.sustainablefocus.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Sustainable_4453-list-size-248x154.jpg)
Key Outcomes
The building’s windows previously recorded 60C in summer making working conditions inside unbearable. In place of the traditional response of increasing air-conditioning capacity, Sustainable Focus designed a solution that improved the energy efficiency of the building while generating power from the sun. The project will pay for itself within 5 years and save 100 tonnes of greenhouse emissions a year.