Solar-powered facade systems turn building envelopes into power sources
Solstex, in partnership with Onyx Solar, now offers building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) facade systems in 18 colors, turning the building envelope into a power source. ClearVue provides BIPV-integrated panels with customizable colors, textures, and material finishes, giving architects full design control. Onyx Solar's Photovoltaic Brise Soleil system combines solar shading with renewable energy; in SmithGroup's Virginia Tech Academic Building One, nearly 2,000 PV horizontal brise-soleils of crystalline silicon PV glass clad the heliomorphic facade. Mitrex's eFacade LITE is a pre-engineered system combining a ventilated rainscreen with BIPV featuring a built-in PowerBar for plug-and-play wiring. SolarLab offers integrated solar facade solutions with colored finishes and angled panels, as seen in Diamond Schmitt's Fanshawe College Innovation Village.
Key facts
- Solstex partners with Onyx Solar to offer BIPV facade systems in 18 colors.
- ClearVue panels are customizable in colors, textures, and material finishes.
- Onyx Solar's Photovoltaic Brise Soleil combines shading with energy generation.
- SmithGroup's Virginia Tech Academic Building One uses nearly 2,000 PV brise-soleils.
- Mitrex eFacade LITE includes a ventilated rainscreen and plug-and-play PowerBar.
- SolarLab provides colored finishes and angled panels for solar facades.
- Diamond Schmitt's Fanshawe College Innovation Village features SolarLab facades.
- All systems are building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technologies.
Entities
Institutions
- Solstex
- Onyx Solar
- ClearVue
- Mitrex
- SolarLab
- SmithGroup
- Virginia Tech
- Diamond Schmitt
- Fanshawe College
Locations
- Virginia
- United States