New design opportunities for aesthetic solar facades

The building sector in Europe is the single largest energy consumer, representing approximately 40% of...

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Watt is Art

A world premiere exhibition of boldly-artistic multifunctional solar panels, will take place both online and onsite. The colourful solar panels presented at the Watt is Art exhibition, which opens online and onsite in Lausanne...

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Webinar: BIPV Status Report 2020

An online meeting to present the BIPV Status Report 2020 - the practical handbook for solar buildings' stakeholders - recently published by...

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Solar buildings in the RPWB office

We present the video excerpt of the contribution given by architect Bernard Plattner, fellow of RPBW Renzo Piano Building Workshop...

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BIPV – An opportunity for property investments

The new report "BIPV installations: guidelines for the energy and economic evaluation" commissioned...

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Towards low carbon facades

Realized in collaboration with multiple academic and private partners and with support from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) in the...

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BIPV Status Report 2020

The BIPV Status Report 2020 has been developed by SUPSI and Becquerel Institute. It aims to provide a practical handbook to all stakeholders of the...

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2nd Symposium Solar Architecture

This year's symposium will show the integration of solar architecture into its context and the resulting design, energy and, not least, economic...

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New replacement buildings Oberwiesen

The two new buildings replacing old properties with 26 rental apartments on Oberwiesenstrasse/Affolternstrasse in Zurich-Oerlikon are energy positive ...

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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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