ContaCt - Soltecture GmbH

12 | 13 SYSTEM SOLUTIONSSolar facade on a building belonging to the Rückgrat companyin Donaueschingen, Germany (architect: Günter Limberger)Solar construction: Facade integrationSolar construction means using solar modules likeconventional building materials and replacing passiveconstruction materials. The modules thus fulfill twofunctions – providing the building shell and generatingenergy. Furthermore, the solar application is even moreeconomical as it saves on the costs for tiles or facadepanels. Sulfurcell’s product range offers ideal constructionelements for every part of a building. The productionhall of the company Heuchemer in Miehlen (Taunus)is just one example of a facade-integrated PV array.Sulfurcell modules adorn the facade of this building,replacing passive construction materials. Moreover,Sulfurcell is applying a similar solution to its new companyheadquarters (see image on p. 9). Conventionalmounting systems can be used as well and, in conjunctionwith Sulfurcell modules, achieve a more elegant appearance.The building illustrated on this page demonstratesthe use of Sulfurcell’s frameless modules, which havebeen installed on the AluTec mount ing system fromCreoTecc. This turns the solar module into an architecturalhighlight and en hances the building, something thatis usually only pos si ble with expensive special glass ornatural stone panels.