The world\u2019s largest timber-hybrid building under construction \u2014 dubbed the \u201ctimber building inside a much larger building\u201d \u2014 has made major progress over the past month, with five floors left to top out and glazing crews pushing upward through the tower\u2019s lower half while workers complete the tiered crown above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Slated to open later this year, the $1.45 billion, 39-storey \u2018plyscraper\u2019 will eventually contain more than 30,000 cubic metres of timber \u2014 shipped by European giants Stora Enso and Wiehag \u2014 across 21 storeys of the tower, with seven four-storey’ timber habitats\u2019 sandwiched between steel-and-concrete mega floor plates above a seven-storey concrete podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spanish BIPV manufacturer Onyx Solar \u2014 working through Australian building products supplier Metz \u2014 is installing 1,794 crystalline silicon solar louvres across the tower\u2019s active facade as part of a bespoke 247 kWp system. Speaking to PV Magazine Australia earlier this month<\/a>, Onyx Solar revealed that each unit carries 28 mono-crystalline cells in a 4+4 mm glass configuration and produces 138 Wp at peak output. \u201cThe louvres also form a self-shading system that cuts direct solar heat gain internally,\u201d Onya Solar said, turning the tower\u2019s skin into a \u201cvertical power source.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n