Building integrated PV for commercial industry

Book · Mon Feb 14 00:00:00 EST 2000

OSTI ID:5838484

Eiffert, P; Kiss, G

This sourcebook on building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is intended for architects and designers interested in learning more about today's sustainable solar buildings. The booklet includes 16 design briefs describing actual structures; they illustrate how electricity-generating BIPV products (such as special roofing systems, vertical-wall systems, skylights, and awnings, all of which contain PV cells, modules, and films) can be integrated successfully into many different kinds of buildings. It also contains basic information about BIPV technologies, an overview of US product development activities and development programs, descriptions of major software design tools, and a bibliography.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99GO10337
• OSTI ID: 5838484
• Report Number(s): NREL/BK-520-25272
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
ROOFS
SOLAR ARCHITECTURE
DESIGN
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
BUILDINGS
POWER SUPPLIES
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
ARCHITECTURE
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
140600* - Solar Energy- Photovoltaic Power Systems
320107 - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Building Systems- (1987-)