Our Story

The future of affordable, energy-efficient housing

Fluid Solar's founder Dr Roger Davies began researching and developing a series of technologies in 2008 for on-site solar thermal energy collection, storage and delivery to homes and businesses. Key components include new methods of solar thermal collection, solar powered heating, cooling and air conditioning technologies, which have now been successfully developed and patented in Australia, Japan, China, the USA, Canada, India and Europe. Our technology has been successfully powering our headquarters, Fluid Solar House—the first off-grid solar thermal powered multi-storey building in the world—since 2017.

More commercial building projects have followed, including 20 two-storey town houses now under construction in Northern Adelaide and the installation of single-storey free-standing units for short term accommodation at Gawler, South Australia.

Today, a range of affordable, rapid-installation, energy-efficient and sustainable building designs are being developed and fabricated in South Australia from locally manufactured components. The Fluid Solar modular, prefabricated construction method provides an opportunity to tackle the dual challenges of greenhouse gas emissions and housing affordability, and bring sustainable, attainable housing opportunities to Australians and people around the world.

Meet our team

Roger Davies Managing Director

Roger Davies' interest in renewable energy was sparked by a love of flying, which drew him to examine engines and waste heat. This gradually evolved into the research of solar thermal systems, and how they might be used to solve the challenge of affordable and sustainable housing. Roger is an Associate Professor with the University of New South Wales, and in addition to Fluid Solar, is a radiologist and Director of Adelaide MRI, where he enjoys treating patients and working to develop intelligent reporting software for radiologists.

Photi Kazis Architect

Photi is an architect with 29 years experience in the industry. In the 1990s he joined the 3D simulation revolution and branched out to architectural animation, with a brief foray into theatrical animation, before refocussing on architecture and joining Fluid Solar on its landmark building and energy efficiency projects. He is currently putting his talents to use on projects as diverse as low cost housing to medium scale commercial, with energy efficiency and building longevity being a key focus in the design process.

Matthew Corkin Builder

Louis Chung Mechanical Engineer

Louis attained his Bachelor's of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from Sydney's University of Technology. With his passion for problem solving, together with a strong belief in sustainable development, working to overcome the inherent challenges in off-grid technologies with Fluid Solar is a natural fit.