Morning22, Session Block C4
8:30 Integrating Solar Technologies into the Building Envelope
Chair: Michael Garisson, University of Texas, Austin, United States
Innovative construction technologies for the EXPO 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan
- BIPV suspended by cable net
- Renewable energy from building integrated wind turbines
- Spherically curved insulated glass envelope
Best practices for the architectural design of BIPV
- Innovative and cost-effective BIPV products
- Recommendations for architectural integration of BIPV elements
- EU-funded PVSITES project - Six pilot buildings
Cost-effective, industrially produced PV façade system for retrofitting residential high-rise buildings
- Integration of BIPV modules in a pilaster strip profile façade system
- Fire protection of BIPV on high-rise building façades
- Implementation of the PV façade on a residential high-rise building in Frankfurt
Comparison between PV integration on roofs and façades
- Roof and façade PV integration into public housing
- Challenges of PV façade integrations in building retrofit
- Balancing architectural and techno-economic criteria
Degrees of freedom in solar façade design
- Tailor-made design vs. costs
- Can a limited variability cut costs?
- How many degrees of freedom are necessary for individual design?
Brief Presentations
Functional, aesthetical and affordable BIPV
Development of BIPV courseware for students and professionals
Customized, aesthetically appealing PV modules at reasonable price for the BIPV mass market
Simulation and evaluation of design options for BIPV
10:00 Coffee Break