Name: Building Integrated Solar Technology
Brand: Birkhäuser
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ISBN: 9783955533632

It’s already impossible to imagine energy-efficient construction without photovoltaics and solar thermal. Yet, the EU-wide introduction of low energy standards for new buildings stipulates that buildings must meet their energy needs in whole or in part from the sun by 2021 at the latest. The integration of solar systems into buildings is no longer just a technical matter, but also a structural and aesthetic challenge. This book provides the necessary expertise for this purpose. In addition to basic physics and technological developments in photovoltaics and solar thermal, the publication offers abundant advice from architects on how to successfully integrate solar systems into buildings. A number of chapters address the economical and ecological deployment of solar technology as well as issues of building laws and the preservation of listed buildings. Illustrated and expanded by numerous photos and detailed project documentation, “Building-Integrated Solar Technology” not only demonstrates the tremendous variety of construction tasks and integration possibilities, but also shows that self-sustaining buildings in terms of energy can also become a powerful architectural and cultural asset.

Building Integrated Solar Technology

Prof. Dr. Roland Krippner, Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

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<LI>Overview of available technologies and systems </LI>
<LI>Aesthetic and structural integration into buildings </LI>
<LI>Economy and ecology of solar systems </LI>
<LI>Integration into power supply systems </LI>
<LI>Detailed, project-specific solutions </LI></UL>

Energy supply as a design taskIt’s already impossible to imagine energy-efficient construction without photovoltaics and solar thermal. Yet, the EU-wide introduction of low energy standards for new buildings stipulates that buildings must meet their energy needs in whole or in part from the sun by 2021 at the latest.The integration of solar systems into buildings is no longer just a technical matter, but also a structural and aesthetic challenge.This book provides the necessary expertise for this purpose. In addition to basic physics and technological developments in photovoltaics and solar thermal, the publication offers abundant advice from architects on how to successfully integrate solar systems into buildings. A number of chapters address the economical and ecological deployment of solar technology as well as issues of building laws and the preservation of listed buildings.Illustrated and expanded by numerous photos and detailed project documentation, “Building-Integrated Solar Technology” not only demonstrates the tremendous variety of construction tasks and integration possibilities, but also shows that self-sustaining buildings in terms of energy can also become a powerful architectural and cultural asset.
Overview of available technologies and systems 
Aesthetic and structural integration into buildings 
Economy and ecology of solar systems 
Integration into power supply systems 
Detailed, project-specific solutions 

Energy supply as a design taskIt’s already impossible to imagine energy-efficient construction without photovoltaics and solar thermal. Yet,

Building Integrated Solar Technology

Edited by: Roland Krippner

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