High-Tech Ivy for Your Building Façade

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This solar and wind project is unique because it takes technology beyond just being “tacked on” to a building. These micro solar panels mimic nature’s ivy, really bringing life to the otherwise redundant ways we typically see energy being stored.

Your building façade will be able to do even more…

The Grow project (still in the prototyping stage) is a solar and wind energy storage system used as cladding for exterior walls. Inspired by nature in form and function, the panels making up the system are laid over the surface like ivy leaves, generating energy even while defining new formal and typological aspects. (1)

It is refreshing to see a solution to the constant challenge of integrating technology with architecture in a way that contributes to the overall experience for the occupant.

This is a step in the right direction.

(1) Ullman, H.F. Grow and Solar Ivy are solar and wind energy storage systems for walls by Smit. Floornature.com.

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