Solapane is an active facade system from RZG Technologies Inc. — integrating electricity generation, energy storage, ventilation, heating and cooling into the building envelope itself, to reduce operating energy while improving comfort.
A conventional glass tower lets heat in and out, then spends millions countering it with mechanical systems. The facade and the equipment that compensates for it account for roughly 40% of construction cost — and climate control alone runs 10–12% of building operating expense, year after year.
Solapane treats the facade not as a problem to mitigate, but as part of the solution.
For decades the facade has been a passive barrier, and the building has spent energy compensating for its limits. Solapane reverses that relationship: the envelope becomes an active contributor to the building's energy performance, comfort and resilience.
Designed to substantially cut the energy a commercial building spends keeping occupants comfortable — moving the envelope toward net-zero performance.
A warmer, more stable interior surface and better air at the perimeter — improving occupant wellbeing and productivity where people actually sit.
Engineered in Canada for the demands of northern winters, where conventional building systems lose efficiency and comfort.
Built on decades of unitized curtain-wall manufacturing — for new towers and for upgrading the large stock of aging commercial facades.
Buildings face the climate differently in Toronto than in Singapore. Solapane meets that reality with two configurations of the same active-facade platform — so the system fits the market, not the other way around.
Full heating and cooling across the year, for markets where buildings must do both. The flagship configuration — engineered for the demands of northern winters and four-season climates alike.
A cooling-focused configuration for hot and tropical regions, where managing solar load and keeping interiors comfortable is the year-round challenge — without the heating overhead.
One platform, configured to climate. The same factory-built facade discipline underpins both models — extending Solapane from cold-climate origins to a global commercial market.
Developed in British Columbia and designed against the hardest climate first — then configured for commercial buildings worldwide, new construction and retrofit alike.
Engineered first for Canadian winters, where building systems are pushed hardest — a system designed for there is built to perform anywhere.
Most Canadian commercial buildings predate modern envelope standards. Solapane is designed for retrofit, not just new builds.
Targets meaningful carbon reduction at the building itself — supporting net-zero goals without grid expansion.
Patent application filed July 2026, with PCT filing to follow. Owned by RZG Technologies — core engineering and development based in British Columbia.
Building electrification and high-performance envelopes are funding and policy priorities across Canada, the US, Europe and Asia.
Two climate models open North American, European, Asian and tropical markets from a single Canadian-developed platform.
Solapane is in active development. Comparative whole-building energy simulations have been completed to support prototype development and system design. Our path is deliberate — proving the system and earning independent validation before any broad commercial push. We are pre-revenue, with foundational intellectual property filed.
Design concept complete and engineering underway. Provisional patent application filed July 2026; PCT to follow within 12 months. First reference-building candidates identified in Vancouver.
Build a full working facade unit and confirm its performance through independent, third-party testing.
First installation in a live building, with a full annual cycle of real-world performance data as a commercial reference.
Explore a first reference installation — performance objectives, facade scope and partnership.
Discuss a pilot →REITs, pension funds and clean-tech investors — register interest and receive materials under NDA.
Register interest →Engage with NRC IRAP, NRCan and BC program reviewers on scoping, eligibility and alignment.
Connect →Facade, glazing and building-systems manufacturers interested in co-development under NDA.
Explore partnership →A British Columbia clean-technology company developing advanced facade and envelope systems. RZG was founded by the co-founder of Visionwall (1985), a pioneer of high-performance envelope systems — Solapane, our active facade system, builds on that four-decade track record.
Solapane is led by a mechanical engineer (BSc, Mechanical Engineering) with over 45 years of experience across HVAC and high-performance curtain-wall systems — and direct, hands-on history building advanced facades.
We're engaging building owners, institutional partners and government programs — and sharing full technical detail with qualified parties under NDA. Tell us how you'd like to work together.
No securities offering is currently being made. Interested parties are invited to register interest under NDA; detailed materials follow upon qualification.