
This resulted in a durable, safe, and energy-optimized PV facade – without compromises in load-bearing capacity and aesthetics.
The building measures 44.85 m × 17.78 m × 14.68 m and was constructed using reinforced concrete. For Flex Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH as the client, the focus was on a building envelope that convinces both visually and energetically. The PV system is not just mounted on the building but fully integrated as building-integrated photovoltaics into the ventilated curtain wall facade (VCF) – making it an integral part of the sustainable energy concept.
The planners addressed the requirements for design, function, thermal insulation, and especially fire protection (building class 4, flame-retardant) in an aesthetically appealing and economically efficient way. Two trades worked closely together in the implementation: the solar installer ELDI Solar GmbH from Stuttgart and the facade specialist Metallbauer Reinhardt GmbH from Bad Rappenau. The result is an office building whose facade combines aesthetics, safety, and economical, sustainable power generation.

Glass-glass solar modules of the type Solarwatt vision GM 3.0 construct were used, mounted via fischer facade systems. The basis of the solar facade substructure consisted of angle-shaped L-wall brackets FLH R made of stainless steel, part of the vertical support system ATK 100. These brackets score with very good building physics properties and anchor the construction with minimal thermal bridging in the reinforced concrete facade using fischer fasteners.

In the further construction, the system was supplemented by T-profiles as well as the ATK 103 P20 support structures, which, in combination with the vertical substructure, ensure secure load transfer. The photovoltaic facade mounting of the modules themselves was carried out using the clamp system. Since the geometries of the clamps and ATK-103-P20 profiles are precisely matched, the PV modules could be hung quickly, securely, and in compliance with standards. For optimized load distribution, vertical hat profiles ATK 103 V were additionally used, allowing the modules to be directly hung into the horizontal support system.

The installation-friendly substructure meets the low energy standard and, together with the Solarwatt vision GM 3.0 construct glass-glass modules, forms a tested and approved system solution. The use of the stainless steel brackets FLH R minimized thermal bridges and maximized the energy efficiency of the entire building envelope.
“In addition to the perfectly coordinated system solution for the PV facade of the new office building of Flex Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH, we offered comprehensive technical support including joint consultation and collaboration with the module manufacturer to optimally meet static, structural, and design requirements,” emphasizes Mirco Kurth, Technical Field Service, Project Development, Architect Service Domestic at fischer BWM Facade Systems.

