In collaboration with studio Pauline van Dongen Design, Tentech is involved in an R&D project called SUNTEX. The aim is to develop a structural fabric out of smart textile. Ingredients for the smart textile are solar technology and weaving. The solar textile will be used in textile architecture.
The role of Tentech in this project is to enable SUNTEX to become a structural membrane. This means listing the boundaries of the technical characteristics of the fabric in such a way that it can be used worldwide as a building material. Aspects as strength, stiffness, elongation under load, durability, fire retardancy, UV-stability, integration of solar technology need to be addressed as well as the connections and cutting pattern layout.

Pictures: Studio Pauline van Dongen Design