Michiana Solar Tour: First Federal Savings Bank Mishawaka, Indiana
906 W. Edison Road, Mishawaka, Indiana
8.1 kW solar system
The First Federal Savings Bank in Mishawaka, IN is the first LEED certified bank branch in Indiana. While the "green" building costs about eight to 10 percent more than a conventional building, the Bank Manager estimates reduced energy costs will pay off the initial difference within three to four years.
System Components
- 8.2 kW solar array
- Two Sunny Boy Inverters
- Fat Spaniel Insight Views system monitors and displays energy production; solar and wind generation is publicly displayed inside the branch on a TV screen
System Designer
Inovateus
System Installer
Home Energy, LLC
Date of System Completion
May 2008
Additional Measures
- Eightinch thick walls made of Agriboard
- Geothermal system that uses the earth and/or ground water as a source of heat in the winter and cooling power in the summer
- Two wind turbines
- A band of narrow windows along the top of the wall called clerestory windows to reduce electricityusage
- Permeable pavement that allows the movement of water and air through the pavingmaterial
- V-shaped roof to maximize the PV panelsability to collect sunlight
2009 Michiana Solar Tour Guide
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