1999 - Mont-Cenis Academy

The Mont-Cenis glazed shell accommodates a “building within building” with a length of 180 m, a width of 72 m and a height of 16 m. The construction consists of a wooden frame construction covered, for a total of 20,640 m², by glass that is inserted into an aluminum frame.
The facades and the roof, for a total of 10,500 m², are fitted with solar cells (peak power of about 1 MW) allowing that all areas in the interior open spaces and inside the buildings are optimally lit and shaded. For this purpose, solar modules with lighting densities between 53 and 93 % (output 190 to 420 Wp) were used. The solar field also supplies the necessary shade for the hall. Light reflectors in front of the windows of the inside houses intensify the supply of daylight to the rear areas.