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10:45 Designing and Planning of Photovoltaic Façades

Enhancing BIPV designs through Artificial Intelligence

  • BIPV design through user-friendly AI chatbot for architects
  • BIPV techno-economic optimization using AI agent’s framework
  • Comparison of GPT models for BIPV design scenarios

Alvaro De Gruijter Eguiluz, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy

How to simplify façade electrification?

  • Technical solutions
  • Economic calculation
  • Architectural integration

Kai Babetzki, Drees & Sommer, Stuttgart, GermanyChristian Luft, Drees & Sommer, Stuttgart, Germany

Performance-driven BIPV design: A case study

  • Aesthetical integration of photovoltaics in building facades
  • Performance-driven design requirements for native BIPV
  • Thermal, daylight and aesthetic performance of IGU-based PV

Claudio Castellan, Glass to Power, Italy

Virtual reality for BIPV project planning and optimization

  • Aesthetic integration of PV to increase real estate value
  • VR technology and integrated PV design tools
  • Case studies

Vipluv Aga, Solextron, SwitzerlandRenato Minamisawa, Solextron, Switzerland

Brief Presentations on New Developments in BIPV

Seamless and colorful integration of PV into roof tiles

Laura Stevens, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems , Germany

Colored and anti-glare coatings for building-integrated photovoltaics

Marie Courtant, EPFL, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Hail resistance of glass-free PV-activated façades from thin metal sheets

Michael Rienäcker, Solar Energy Research Institute Hamelin, Germany

Enhancing building efficiency and aesthetics through an innovative photovoltaic skylight

Rosario Carbone, Università "Mediterranea" di Reggio Calabria, Italy

Monitoring of colored BIPV façades in Sweden

Laure-Emmanuelle Perret, LMNT consultancy, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

12:30 Lunch