Envision Announces the LifeVillage, a 'Solar City in a Box'

Solar Product to Change the Way Countries Respond to Natural Disasters and Energy Crises

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Envision Solar International, Inc., (www.envisionsolar.com) (OTCBB:EVSI - News), a leading solar planner, architect and inventor of clean energy systems, announces its newest solar innovation, the LifeVillage™, which offers rapid and widespread deployment of safe, system-built, solar-integrated buildings that provide shelter and clean energy in times of crises.

Using the most cutting-edge and efficient solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, Envision Solar’s LifeVillage offers clean energy and durable steel-framed buildings where traditional electrical power generation and the associated transmission and distribution infrastructure cannot go. At 3,500 square feet of habitable area, the LifeVillage has the unique potential to provide a solar powered clinic and/or schoolhouse, residences, purified water, refrigeration and modern communications facilities.

The LifeVillage can also be tailored to an extensive array of applications, depending upon the situation and need. At up to 50kW of generation capacity, the LifeVillage can provide electricity to the surrounding community, offering power for such needs as charging cell phones, solar lanterns, and batteries for hundreds of families.

Integrated with large battery systems, the LifeVillage provides clean and reliable power at any hour of the day or night which is especially beneficial in times of crisis. These solar integrated buildings can be rapidly installed on site in just a few days by unskilled workers.

In an effort to build the best possible product that could be shipped to remote locations, Envision Solar partnered with Nuconsteel to frame each LifeVillage using light gauge steel. Envision Solar’s partnership with Nuconsteel includes access to the Mobile Framing Solution, roll former and light gauge steel technology, all of which offer a distinct and easily-deployable feature for the LifeVillage product.

By assembling the LifeVillage onsite, Envision Solar can cut down on the need for a manufacturing plant, costs, time, and labor significantly. Fabricating onsite also considerably reduces costs associated with shipping, and allows commoditized steel to be sourced in-country, if available.


“In light of the recent earthquake activity and rebuilding efforts in countries like Haiti, it is crucial for under-developed nations to have a quick, reliable energy solution, like the LifeVillage, in times of crises,” said Robert Noble, CEO of Envision Solar. “The LifeVillage is comprised of very simple, moderately-sized buildings that can do very big jobs - like provide purified water, refrigeration, medical facilities and transmission capabilities for cell phones, Internet, radio and television – in a time when recovering communities need help the most.”


For more information on the LifeVillage or other solar parking arrays created by Envision Solar, visit www.envisionsolar.com.

Envision Solar International, Inc.

Envision Solar, www.envisionsolar.com, is a leading solar planner, architect and inventor designing and deploying clean energy systems globally. The solar master planning firm provides strategic long-term solutions conducting comprehensive sustainability planning and optimizing locations for solar array structures. It is the first to invent and build structures for solar that address the unused millions of acres of parking spaces. Its innovative systems include commercial, residential, and public entities with products such as the Solar Tree®, Solar Grove®, Solar Row™, LifePort®, LifePod™, LifeVillage™ and others. Envision Solar is listed on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol [OTCBB: EVSI]. For more information on the company, contact 1-866-746-0514.

NuconSteel

Nuconsteel, a Nucor Company (NYSE: NUE - News), is a fully integrated designer and manufacturer of total framing solutions for both commercial and residential markets. As America's largest steel producer and recycler, Nucor is a Fortune 500 corporation as well as a leading member of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). While Nucor CEO, Dan DiMicco, was the 2003 AISI Chairman, several Nuconsteel staff members serve on the AISI committees on Specifications and Framing Standards. Also a member of the Steel Framing Alliance (SFA), Nuconsteel staff also serve on the board of directors and many committees within the organization.