# Amazing Photovoltaic Academies The Solar Training Center by HHS Architekten is Carbon-Neutral By Jordan M | Published 2011-03-04 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-training-center-by-hhs-architekten References: [sma-america](http://www.sma-america.com/en_US/home.html) Designing and building a completely self-sufficient building is no mean feat, but that is exactly the achievement that the [Solar Training Center](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-wanda) by HHS Architekten can now safely lay claim to. Designed with a revolutionary [photovoltaic wall facade](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-tower-1), the Solar Training Center by HHS Architekten can effectively operate completely off-grid thanks to its seamless net-zero architecture and eco-technology. At the heart of the Solar Training Center by HHS Architekten, however, is its role as a one-of-a-kind [training facility](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alisher-navoi) for the bright solar-technology minds of tomorrow. With enough space to accommodate up to 16,000 students a year, the facility offers an unrivaled opportunity for upcoming professionals to learn and experience first-hand how eco-integration is the future of business. More than anything else, it is one building that definitely puts its money where its mouth is. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 67% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Self-sufficient Buildings:** Designing and building completely self-sufficient buildings is a disruptive innovation opportunity for architects and construction companies. - **Net-zero Architecture:** Developing net-zero architecture with eco-technology presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for designers and sustainable building companies. - **Eco-integration:** Promoting eco-integration in business operations offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies to lead in sustainable practices. ### Who This Affects Most - **Architecture:** The architecture industry can embrace the disruptive innovation opportunity of designing self-sufficient and net-zero buildings. - **Construction:** The construction industry can capitalize on the disruptive innovation opportunity of constructing self-sufficient and eco-integrated buildings. - **Education:** The education industry can leverage the disruptive innovation opportunity of training professionals in sustainable technologies and practices. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sustainable Educational Architecture Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sustainable-educational-architecture.md) - [Solar-Powered Vineyard Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vineyard-building.md) - [Off-Grid Solar Panel Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/florian-busch-architects.md) - [Consolidated Photovoltaic Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photovoltaic-systems.md) - [Grid-Connected Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-electric-pavilion.md) - [Mirrored Steel Solar Farms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/central-control-building.md) - [Solar Powered Compact Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/e55000.md) - [Heritage Building-Blending Solar Panels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-solar.md) - [Rejuvenated Former Bank Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/former-bank-building.md)