GLASS FOR FACADE 2022

GLASS FOR FAÇADE - EDITION 2022 - 11 10 - GLASS FOR FAÇADE - EDITION 2022 At Saint-Gobain Glass we want to help our customers to decarbonising their activities. This is the reason we offer, with our partner Megasol , Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) solutions, turning the façade to a source of energy. Reducing the environmental impact of buildings BIPV panels are designed solar modules that replace conventional façade coverings and are integrated in the building skin. More than just traditional covering, they deliver renewable energy to the building. Solar façades are one of the cleverest ways to reduce the environmental impact of a building. BIPV helps designers to comply with building codes that specify the maximum primary energy consumption of the building or even the amount of renewable energy to be generated on-site by the building. Furthermore, BIPV for vertical façades and pitched roofs are generating financial earnings by reducing the electricity need from the grid, as well as revenues by selling excess electricity to the grid. From translucent to fully colored for several uses on the building Thanks to the latest technologies it is today possible to have modules combining high efficiency and appealing aesthetics, with a large range of colors and textures that can meet any design requirement of the architect. The module integrates perfectly into the façade and the solar technology becomes invisible. Moreover, solar modules with translucent cell spacing, can be used in skylights or in vertical façade or open structure, letting light coming in. BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC Schwyz Hospital © Megasol Energie AG Ostermundigen Apartments © Megasol Energie AG Coop-Hauptsitz Basel © Megasol Energie AG, Aepli Metallbau AG Münsingen Apartments © Megasol Energie AG BIPV FULL OFFER OF SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR ENERGY GENERATION