Patent CA-2730423-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SCHWARTZ ERWIN
IPC: E03F7/00
Filed: 2011-01-31
Abstract: For the purposes of this abstract and henceforth, the terms Proficient Energy Building, PE Building, Proficient Energy Tennis, PE Tennis shall all be considered as synonymous terms and applicable to the scope of this patent application.   Feeling the effects of the recent economic downturn there are currently not many indoor Tennis facilities (but the patent is not limited to tennis usage of the building) to meet the growing demand.   A review of the operating costs for these types of indoor Tennis centers reveals that the most significant operating expense is the winter heating and summer cooling costs.  Since each court typically occupies 175,000 cubic feet of space, it requires over 1.1 Million BTUH or 350 KW of energy to heat in the winter time, or cooling in the summer.  This becomes quite a significant operating cost for a facility. The solution is to provide an energy efficient indoor facility with differentiated services compared to other competing offerings.   PE Tennis has developed a unique solution with a completely innovative approach to energy savings that is designed to meet local demands while maximizing the use of different green technologies, thereby reducing the carbon footprint of the operations.  PE Tennis plans to use heat exchangers made by DDI Heat Exchangers Inc. http://www.ddi-heatexchangers.com , which received a Canadian patent notice of allowance # 2568145 and USA patent issued # 7174954, to reclaim 1 Million BTUH  or more of heat energy from the local Sewage lines (wasted energy) in order to heat the Tennis playing facilities, or any other Building, be it Industrial or private, in the winter and to provide cooling in the summer. DDI Heat Exchangers Inc. has a very unique product design extremely well suited for this application, for accepting a high percentage of solid waste matter in the Sewage, and can be very easily integrated into local water sewage systems as a by-pass with no down side effects.    This new and unique design concept is to recover Wasted Energy from the City Sewage.   In addition a Retractable Roof is installed to provide an open sky, to part of the playing surfaces, thereby reducing the dependency on ventilation and cooling in the summer as well as providing the players with an open air tennis experience and enjoyment.   As a sample hereby provided the proficiently designed facilities will host 5 tennis courts, 2 squash courts and 1 racket ball court.   The patent applies to any industrial usage like Restaurant or Aircraft hanger or a Shopping center or Complex Condo building.     The building in the sample drawing attached includes a pro-shop, a modest snack bar/restaurant and a health center for offering a variety of self-administered health services. Changing rooms and showers are also included. The building will be a modular concept design making maximum use of energy saving technologies and building materials in all aspects of the facilities construction. The complementary use of computerized systems, high efficiency insulations and low energy consumption components such as induction lighting will increase efficiencies and the facilities will stand out as a Showcase for green technology and a leading example for all communities across Canada and North America.   PE Tennis feels that the Retractable Roof will be a key discriminator and an attraction that is not offered by any other Tennis clubs across North America. The PE  Tennis Retractable Roof design will take just a few minutes to change from an open or closed position and be unique across North America.