While we're used to seeing buildings with photovoltaic panels on their roofs, the fronts of those buildings are typically panel-free. German researchers are working on putting that space to use, with ...

Highly customizable facade panels offer a variety of aesthetics limited only by an architect’s imagination, while high-performance stone and terra-cotta systems raise the bar for invisible building ...

Canada's Elemex started offering new cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar panels this week for applications in PV facades. The architectural facade specialist said the modules feature its proprietary unity ...

Renewable energy sources like solar are gaining momentum more than ever as the globe searches for ways to meet its energy needs without releasing carbon dioxide. Now, the first-ever "solar facade" is ...

The Poland-based module manufacturer has developed Photonwall, a building integrated solution for ventilated façades. It also offers Photonroof, a ceramic PV roof tile solution. Both BIPV products are ...

UNStudio has completed renovations of the Hanwha headquarters in Seoul — all without disrupting the building’s normal business operations. The impressive feat was achieved thanks to efficient and ...

To ring in the New Year, AN dived into a year’s worth of facade products to select the best of 2018. Ranging from operable vent windows to manually-embossed cement rainscreen panels, these products ...

Dezeen promotion: Equitone has added a graphite-hued panel to its flexible [Tectiva] range of coloured fibre-cement facade coverings. The Equitone [Tectiva] series of panels is designed to be highly ...

Swisspearl fiber cement façade panels are designed specifically for rainscreen cladding applications with rear ventilation, and can be used with aluminum, steel, and wood sub-frames. Manufactured in ...

Den Bosch Badeloch is a care home that encourages independence. The façade is partially clad with STENI Vision, featuring a wooden printed surface. STENI Vision In Happiness in Öjersjö, STENI Colour ...