SOLAR PANELS AS SHADE

TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SOLAR CANOPY

It is crucial to see solar and parking case studies to continue the precedent of sustainability. In Arizona, the Tucson International Airport has a Solar Canopy parking area. Here, the solar panels not only collect energy, but also are the providers of shade for those who park there. The materials of this structure are polycrystalline silicon panels, as well as green walls, thus amplifying the sustainable system at play. The architect of this Solar Canopy is de Todo Architecture; the structural engineer is Schneider Structural Engineers. The impressive part of this project is it covered 12 acres of the main terminal at this airport, which result in a generation of 2.5 megawatts of solar power that intend to serve the central utility plant of the airport, as well as the terminal complex itself.