Sunways promotes building-integrated photovoltaics

The Bodensee Symposium on Architecture and Solar Technology took place in Konstanz this month, organized by the Department of Energy Efficient Construction at Konstanz University of Applied Sciences, for the promotion of BIPV.

The aim of symposium was to endorse the use of solar in building function and design. Supported by Sunways, the symposium is part of an international project funded by the University of Konstanz, the University of St. Gallen, the University of Liechtenstein, Rapperswil Technical University and Zurich University of Applied Sciences.

Architect and BIPV expert Hartmut Maurus presented a selection of buildings constructed with customized system solutions from Sunways to participants at the symposium.

Sunways will also support the "home+" building project by Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, within the framework of the Solardecathlon Europe 2010. The university's Faculty of Architecture and Design aims to show that PV can be used as a means of combining sophisticated architecture with energy production.

Michael Wilhelm, chairman of the management board of Sunways said, "Many of today's office, functional and official buildings are glass and steel constructions and, as such, eminently suitable for the application of building-integrated photovoltaics. With an eye on sustainable energy supply, we can see considerable growth potential for the future here. BIPV is an exceptional option to combine individual building design with regenerative energy production."