Researchers at the RMIT University in Australia have developed a multi-objective optimization (MOO) framework to maximize the life cycle energy (LCE) and life cycle cost (LCC) of different ...

Around the world, major government and social initiatives are driving demand for sustainable building design and CO 2-free energy. In recent years, as the volume of solar cells being manufactured and ...

Singapore, Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay. The tree structures are fitted with photovoltaic panels. Image: Shutterstock, chanchai duangdoosan. Architect Dr. Silke Krawietz on how Building-integrated ...

The IEA-PVPS Task 15 has conducted a global survey on BIPV design workflows and methods. The team surveyed 80 professionals from 10 professional groups involved in BIPV, including architects, ...

Increasingly, building teams are comparing the use of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems for façades, roofs, and other architectural assemblies with a promising and much easier ...

The growth in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) – solar PV modules that are flush with the existing roof and perform the waterproofing function of shingles or tiles – since Tesla announced its ...

By Johannes Eisenlohr BIPV systems do not follow many of the rules associated with conventional or ground-mounted PV arrays. Johannes Eisenlohr of Fraunhofer ISE examines some of the technical ...

The Innovation Village is nestled into the heart of Fanshawe College’s London, Ontario campus. (Tom Arban) Envisioned as a student hub, the more than 126,000-square-foot addition connects to existing ...

‘Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)’ is not a technology for the future but a carbon reduction technology currently applied in our daily lives. This is because starting next year, ‘Zero Energy ...