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Doug Bright
ClearVue Technologies has scored a major showcase deal after landing a non-binding letter of intent to supply its high-tech solar glass systems for global design giant Canva’s new Sydney headquarters.
The company’s energy-generating glazing, balustrades, solar skylights and rooftop solar panels will help transform the Surry Hills redevelopment into a renewable-energy-producing commercial building. Meanwhile, ClearVue gets to display its cutting-edge technology in one of Australia’s most high-profile office projects.
The smart building materials company says the contract, spanning more than 660 square metres, is expected to be worth $600,000, with a formal sub-contract due to be executed within 14 days.
What sets the project apart is the bespoke engineering behind all three product lines. ClearVue says it developed a custom balustrade framing system to hide electrical wiring and maintain waterproof performance in a landscaped garden area.
‘This is independent validation by a major construction company and a globally recognised technology leader.’
ClearVue Technologies chief executive officer and managing director Douglas Hunt
Its trafficable skylight glazing has also been designed to cut heat transmission and glare so staff can work beneath it more comfortably.
The system is expected to have 75 kilowatts of capacity and generate a minimum of 88,000 kilowatt-hours a year, helping the building exceed a 5-Star National Australian Built Environment Rating System rating.
ClearVue Technologies chief executive officer and managing director Douglas Hunt said: “The bespoke engineering ClearVue will deliver for the Canva headquarters, particularly the new Balustrade framing system and the advanced solar control coatings, is a clear illustration of our supply chain capabilities.”
ClearVue says the redevelopment is being delivered by Infinity Construction Group, which selected it as the successful tenderer. The project will convert an existing commercial structure into a high-performance building that generates part of its own energy needs through the building envelope.
For ClearVue, the win is further reinforcement that its solar glazing products are moving beyond concept and into mainstream commercial buildings, where design, power generation and energy efficiency all need to line up.
And with a global tech name like Canva on the customer list, this win should give the market another solid reminder that ClearVue’s solar glass is finding a very real place in tomorrow’s buildings.
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