Towards the Energy Transition of the Building Stock with BIPV: Innovations, Gaps and Potential Steps for a Widespread Use of Multifunctional PV Components in the Building Envelope

Valeria D’Ambrosio, Mario Losasso and Enza Tersigni
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Valeria D’Ambrosio: Department of Architecture, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80138 Napoli, Italy
Mario Losasso: Department of Architecture, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80138 Napoli, Italy
Enza Tersigni: Department of Architecture, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80138 Napoli, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 22, 1-31

Abstract: The scenario that emerges from scientific research on the use of BIPV systems in architecture shows that photovoltaic technologies and systems have reached a significant development in production and installation, becoming a strategic approach in the field of energy efficiency and enabling a progressive decarbonisation of the building stock. Still, knowledge and methods of architectural integration are not fully developed, especially in Italy. The present paper reports the results of a research activity that, systematising the main criteria and indicators for assessing the integrability of BIPVs in architecture, has led to the development of BIPV Product and Case Study Catalogues that define an up-to-date state of the art on aspects of design and technological innovation using BIPV systems and components. Catalogues have been created with the objective of contributing to the growth of knowledge on the most up-to-date methods of design by implementing a ‘technology transfer’ from good practice, in which photovoltaic systems are an integral part of the design concept and construction techniques of the architecture. The analysis related to the production of BIPV systems and components and their application in architectural projects allows one to highlight the main critical factors in the diffusion throughout the country and to identify the main research demand arising from the specific national situation.

Keywords: BIPV; energy transition; architectural integrability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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