Location: Copenaghen (DK)
Construction type: New
Architect: C.F. Møller Architects
Year of construction: 2017
Building typology: Educational
Building skin application: Opaque cold facade
PV module: Monocrystalline cells
Orientation: South, East, West, North
Tilt angle: 90°
PV surface: 6048 m²
Nominal power: 720 kWp
Energy production: 200000 kWh/yr (estimation)
Final yield: 278 kWh/kWp
Active solar ratio: 50-75%
2017 - Copenaghen International School
School building with a surface of approx. 25,000 m², it accommodates about 1,200 students and 280 employees. The building is divided into four towers ranging from 5 to 7 floors each. Inside there are sport and performance facilities, canteens, library and class for students.
The facade is made up of 12’000 personalized blue-green solar panels, each individually angled to create a sequin-like effect. The yearly energy production is about 200 MWh and it represents one of the largest building-integrated solar power plants in Denmark. These cells in total cover 6,048 square meters and provide the school with more than 50% of the annual energy demand. In total, its production could cover the consumption of about 70 single-family homes.
SOLAR ARCHITECTURE
| Energy and architectural concept | – Energy optimized – Maximum power |
– Partially adapted to building skin – Roof |
– Partially adapted to building skin – Facade |
– Total building skin |
| Energy and architectural language | – Evident emphasized PV | – Low recognizable PV | – Hidden PV Mimicry |
SOLAR AND BUILDING SKIN
| Standardization vs customization | – Standard PV components | – Low customized components | – Highly customized components | |
| Building skin technology | – Roof added system | – Facade added system | – Roof integrated system | – Facade integrated system |
SOLAR AND BUILDING ENERGY CONCEPT
| Solar and building energy efficiency | – No special energy target | – Standard energy target – (state of art, normative) | – High energy efficiency – (Passive-house, n-ZEB, PEB) | |
| New building or refurbishment | – New building | – Refurbishment (ordinary building) |
SOLAR AND URBAN CONTEXT
| Solar and urban density | – Low-density building | – Medium-density urban context | – High-density urban context | |




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