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Direct solar capture

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Product • By SolitekIntegrated SOLID Solrif Solar Modules

Integrated SOLID Solrif Solar Modules

SoliTek’s SOLID Solrif series transforms a traditional roof into a fully functional glass roof that generates clean energy. These in-roof solar modules replace conventional roofing materials, creating an elegant, watertight, and energy-producing surface that pays for itself over time. Designed for architectural integration, the Solrif modules provide both aesthetics and performance — ideal for residential, commercial, or heritage buildings where visual harmony matters. Available in transparent and full black versions, they offer flexibility between design and energy yield: Full Black modules – up to 435 W power outputTransparent modules – up to 290 W, with higher light transmission for brighter interiorsAll SoliTek... More

NewsNews • 7 Oct 2022

Biblioteca de Sant Marti Sarroca achieves Near Zero Energy Building (nZEB) rating

In Spain’s Catalan region, the new Sant Martí Sarroca library by Valor-Limos arquitectura is a one-storey volume in Parc de la Pau that helps to connect the park with the life of the municipality. Simón García | arqfoto Semi-buried to the north and open to the south, a landscape roof takes advantage of the site topography, allowing for an elevated vantage point where all inhabited areas of the town can be seen crosswise, from the norther expansion of town to the Historic-monumental ensemble of the castle to the south, passing through the old quarter, and out to the centre of the valley. Simón García | arqfoto A canopy provides a large overhang to the southwest corner of the buildi... More