SUPSI Institute for Applied Sustainability to the Built Environment (ISAAC) participated in the 4th Expert Meeting of the IEA-SHC Task 59/IEA-EBC Annex 76 in Copenhagen, Denmark

SUPSI Institute for Applied Sustainability to the Built Environment (ISAAC) participated in the 4th Expert Meeting of the IEA-SHC Task 59/IEA-EBC Annex 76 in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 2019 which focused on Renovating Historic Buildings Towards Zero Energy. SUPSI a Swiss partner of ATLAS – Interreg Alpine Space Project participated in the activities by bringing its expertise in the field of solar renewable energies.
On April 9th, Ms. Cristina Polo a researcher of the Swiss BIPV Competence Centre, presented to the experts group current research activities on Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) showing the potential of retrofitting historic buildings considering also solar solutions. New prototypes and solutions of innovative BIPV systems now in the market – which can open up new ways to exploit RES (Renewable Energy Systems) by overcoming technical and legal barriers while preserving the authenticity of historic buildings – were shown to the audience. An overview of selected example of Swiss Solar prizes which consider solar renewable integration in historical buildings, were also presented and discussed with the experts.
The meeting with stakeholders, included a tour of the Fortifications Depot, a historical listed building fully energy renovated (a CO2-reduction project) near the modern BLOX building, an OMA-designed building close to Copenhagen’s inner harbour front and home of the Danish Architecture Centre (DAC). The building which makes use of on-site renewable energy and achieves the Low Energy Class hosts an urban innovation hub, the Bloxhub, a co-working space that seeks to create solutions for better cities.

Learn more about the project: http://task59.iea-shc.org

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