Hanwha Headquarters

The retrofit of the facade and the interiors was carried out while the building remained fully occupied and functional, thus enabling the...

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Vacheron Constantin Factory

Who hasn't heard of the Vacheron Constantin watch manufactory, the oldest in the world with no interruption of activity in over 260 years? State...

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Pretty electricity

Black and quite technological: this is how a classic solar module looks like. Nowadays, architects and customers are given a wider selection of products and have the opportunity...

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Interreg Alpine Space ATLAS 4th project meeting

On May 4 and 5, 2020 the Interreg Alpine Space ATLAS project...

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EWZ to build first large scale alpine solar plant

With over 1,200 photovoltaic (PV) modules, ewz is building the first PV installation in the alpine region on...

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IEA-SHC 6th Task 59 Meeting go virtual

The 6th Task 59 “Renovating Historic Buildings Towards Zero Energy” meeting took place on April 23-24 with the...

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The largest BIPV facade in Ticino is on its way

On the 4th of December 2017 the City of Lugano began the construction of a new multi-functional centre...

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In/Architecture 2020 Awards

The National Institute of Architecture IN/ARCH and the Building Contractors Association ANCE, in collaboration with Archilovers, launched the 2020...

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ORIENTATION AND TILT

To optimize the production of solar panels, one of the most investigated aspect is the relation between solar yield with orientation...

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SHADING

Shading reduces PV efficiency and could cause safety issues triggered by different levels of current in the solar cells. In case of partial shading...

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