Interview: Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) has great potential, but still is a niche market. More education for architects and planners, standardization and trained installers could bring BIPV applications forward and costs further down, Sebastian Lange, Chairman of expert network BIPV Alliance says (part two of the interview will follow).
Atelier 8000 designed this monolith-like cube as a retreat in the mountains of northern Slovakia.
The BiPV facade on the Powerhouse Telemark was custom-designed and manufactured by SolarLab.
BIPV facades and solar curtain walls do add much cost. By generating free electricity for use on site, they pay for themselves within about five years.
Splitterwerk Architects have designed a building that, when completed, will be powered by algae bioreactors that capture and release energy. It will open this month in Germany!
Completed in 2008 in Berne, Switzerland. The Westside project, a new center for leisure and shopping in Bern-Brünnen, is an urban scale architecture project totaling 1.5 million sq. ft. In...
A new arts center shows how to make solar panels look good, without camouflaging them.
German panel maker Sonnenstromfabrik has developed a glass-glass monocrystalline PV module in three versions offering different levels of transparency. The company says the transparency feature makes the panels suitable for verandas, pergolas, awnings, carports, swimming pools, halls and facades. Their power output varies from 160 W to 280 W, while their efficiency ranges from 9.5% to 16.7%.
Image 3 of 19 from gallery of Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability / Perkins&Will. Photograph by Martin Tessler
Ce bâtiment BEPOS s’inscrit dans le cœur du quartier Lyon Smart Community situé à Confluence. Conçu par l’architecte Kengo Kuma et réalisé par Bouygues immobilier, cet îlot de 12800 m² se déploie en 3 bâtiments distincts. La façade Sud du bâtiment de logements est pourvue de panneaux photovoltaïques bi-verre afin…
china-based GD-light design reveals its latest work for the renovated CHAO hotel in beijing -- a 180 rooms boutique hotel with a unique 'nested' quality.
Image 2 of 22 from gallery of Discover Madrid's Geometric Architecture Through This Photo Series. Distrito Telefónica - Rafael de La-Hoz. Image © Joel Filipe
Image 6 of 119 from gallery of Watermark WestQuay / ACME. Photograph by ACME
Completed in 2011 in Italy. Images by Andrea Martiradonna. The new administrative and operational headquarters of Bentini Building & Engineering is in Faenza, set in a sparsely populated area where the...
Image 15 of 22 from gallery of Liverpool Paseo Queretaro Facade / Miguel de la Torre. Photograph by Jaime Navarro
