Day 2, Session Block C3
08:30 Integrating Solar Technologies into the Building Envelope
Chair: Stephen Wittkopf, ÜserHuus, Hergiswil, Switzerland
Solar-aesthetics beyond glass
- Photovoltaics black & white
- Photovoltaics invisible
- Real value of power
BIPV as the primary energy source for future schools and offices
- Carbon positive buildings
- Solar roof and energy storage
- Case studies
Transparent photovoltaics with quantum dots surface
- BIPV for building retrofit
- Customized photovoltaics – From conception to construction
- Case study
Multi-functional solar-roof membranes
- Advantages of multi-functional solar roof membranes
- Building applied PV vs building integrated PV
- Economic benefits of solar roof membranes
Novel, semi-transparent BIPV-modules with new design features
- Flexible module design
- Combining aesthetics and performance
- Identifying possible applications
Energy harvesting by invisible solar façade collector
- Heat-harvesting coating
- Integration of heat harvesting in façades
- Heating system
Brief Presentations
Super Low Energy Buildings: Economic assessment of BIPV façades in the tropics
Outdoor performance of semi-transparent PV windows
10:00 Coffee Break