ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRATION
To date, the public has been aware of different types of photovoltaic modules that generate electricity using sunlight. The modules that were installed on roofs or in solar farms had a standard structure for the majority of uses. However, in recent years, the fields of design and architecture have been requesting the integration of photovoltaic modules in construction.
Generally, the photovoltaic modules installed on homes or public or private buildings need to be designed both to take maximum advantage of solar radiation and to be aesthetically integrated into the facade.
Accordingly, in order to minimise their visual impact and to really become just another construction element, technology has changed to enable modules to be designed for architectural integration, combining energy production and building sustainability with modern, avant-garde, aesthetically pleasing and environment-friendly buildings.
Architectural integration consists of combining the classic use of photovoltaic modules as electricity producers with use as integrated construction elements.
