The execution of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) facades with black and blue conventional modules has represented a first step of innovation...

Construction industry is embracing Extended Reality (XR) to improve efficiency, collaboration and safety, as well as to enhance client experience. Extended Reality is a broad concept...

In the Alps, air is fresh and clear and the efficiency of solar installations high. This special edition examines the compatibility of photovoltaic modules with the mountain landscape...

This article introduces chapter 1 "Evolution of BIPV in 40 years: architecture, technology & costs" of the BIPV Status Report 2020 "Building...

Something is happening within the Swiss architecture schools. More and more faculties are having their students design with energy and environment in mind. They no longer...

The competitiveness is defined as “the fact of being able to compete successfully with other companies, countries, organizations, etc...

Integrating PV in building skin today requires an accurate performance assessment in accordance with construction norms and PV standards...

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

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

The paradigm of sustainability and the increasing demand of nearly zero energy and plus energy buildings are rapidly transforming building skin...