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The Umwelt Arena, with four upper floors and three lower floors, is an exhibition and event platform for products and services for a modern, ecofriendly lifestyle...
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UMWELT
ARENA AG
  • Address
    Türliackerstrasse 4, 8957 Spreitenbach, Switzerland
  • Location
    47°25’29” N | 8°22’02” E
  • Altitude
    421 MAMSL
The energy factory

The Umwelt Arena is an exhibition and event platform for products and services for a modern, ecofriendly lifestyle. It is a Plus Energy Building (PlusEnergieBau PEB) as it produces twice its energy demands. The roof has an octagonal plant with 33 different surfaces, differently oriented, and with a slope from 6° to 62°. It almost stretches down to the ground, in the manner of a dome and it is completely covered with PV modules.

Building view.

Building characteristics
  • Building typology
    Administrative
  • Construction type
    New
  • Year of construction
    2011
  • Energy reference surface
    12,734 m²
  • Energy index
    24 kWh/m²a (heating, cooling and electricity)
  • Energy labelling
    Minergie
Energy
  • Active solar surface
    5,333 m²
  • Active solar surface ratio
    > 75%
  • Peak power
    737 kWp
  • Building skin application
    Solar tiles
Energy production
0
kWh
Self-consumption
Energy
100%
Energy surplus
103%

The black and bright photovoltaic modules
are reminiscent of the faceted cut of a crystal.

BIPV module
  • Manufacturer
    Meyer Burger Technology AG
  • Cell technology
    Mono-crystalline
  • Cell colour
    Black
  • Dimensions
    1300x875x6.5 mm
  • Power
    160 Wp
Technical details

The roof is made of prefabricated wooden sandwich elements (10 cm insulation for a U value of 0.14 W/m²K). The photovoltaic tiles are supported by a roof construction made of insulated wooden box girder elements, which are manufactured using high precision digital production processes.

    Projection (standard detail)
    Hotspot image
    Parties involved
    • Owner
      Umwelt Arena AG
    • Architect
      René Schmid Architekten AG
    • Photovoltaic Installer
      BE Netz AG
    • Photovoltaic consultant
      BE Netz AG
    • Photo
      René Schmid Architekten AG
    Awards and recognitions
    • Schweizer Solarpreis 2012


      European Solar Prize 2012


      Norman Foster Solar Award 2012

    Main entrance of the Umwelt Arena.

    SolAR