SEEN Elements – A first BIPV facade for SEEN AG in Basel

On November 1, 2021, the Office for Environment and Energy (AUE) started operations at its new site at Spiegelgasse in Basel. Exemplary...

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Google Dragonscale

One of Google’s newest buildings is using a BIPV product called Dragonscale, which is manufactured by European solar module company SunStyle. The internet giant which also is a world-leading clean energy...

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The largest BIPV facade in Ticino – interviews round 2/2

This year’s solar building excursion took its participants to the canton of Ticino, from Cugnasco to Lugano, Chiasso, Vacallo...

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Details Project by René Schmid Architekten AG in Männedorf

The PV modules are mechanical fixed with 4 screws (one for each corner) through the glass laminates to a...

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The largest BIPV facade in Ticino – interviews round 1/2

This project in Pregassona is the public buildingwith the largest facade-integrated photovoltaic system in Ticino, having an installed...

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Brunner-Bapst House

In 2019, the Brunner-Bapst family built a PlusEnergie single-family home with the highest self-energy supply of all Swiss solar prices to date. The generous, east-west oriented gable roof protects against wind and...

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Solar power offensive in the city of Zurich

The city of Zurich aims to produce four times as much solar power by 2030, and five times as much on municipal buildings. With a...

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Urban BIPV retrofit potential of facades

When renovating existing buildings, the energy retrofit of building envelopes is often implemented. Typically, this intervention is considered by building owners...

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Design as a boost for renewable energy

Solar cells as design objects now adorn the facade above the main entrance to the NEST building of Empa and Eawag. The design is the result of an interdisciplinary...

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Two houses in Chigny

The project follows the prevailing characteristics of this rural site, where solitary volumes in conglomerates provide space and shelter for everyday activities. By adding a house and following the typology...

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