Title Building integrated photovoltaics : a handbook / Simon Roberts & Nicolò Guariento

Published Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (178 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map Contents Introduction : Handbook coverage ; Further reading ; Photovoltaic installations ; Building integrated PV ; BIPV for designers -- PV basics : PV system overview ; PV materials and cells ; PV modules ; Module options -- PV for designers : Location constraints ; Effect of tilt and orientation ; Overshadowing and BIPV options ; Connection concepts ; Partial shading ; Temperature effect and ventilation ; Location and performance -- Design of the building envelope : BUilding envelope integration ; PV integration opportunities ; Envelope performance requirements ; PV maintenance ; Array wiring -- Shadingsystems : General ; Principles of construction ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: Galleria Naviglio -- Rainscreen systems : : General ; Principles of construction ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: The Co-operative Insurance Tower ; Case study: Xicui Entertainment Complex -- Stick-system curtain walls : General ; Principles of construction ; Glazing systems ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Stick and cassette curtain walls ; Case study: Tobias Grau GmbH head office -- Unitised curtain walls : General ; Structural frame ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: Alan Gilbert Building ; Case study: Wal-Mart Experimental Supercenter -- Double-skin façades : : General ; Principles of construction ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: Pompau Fabra Library -- Atria and canopies : General ; Principles of construction ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: Nottingham University Jubilee campus ; Case study: California Academy of Sciences ; Vauxhall Transport Interchange ; Case study: Beijing Olympic Park -- Residential : General ; Apartment blocks ; Low-rise traditional houses ; Case study: K2 apartments ; Case study: Upton ZED terrace -- Refurbishment : Refurbishment situations ; BIPV opportunities ; Case study: Northumberland Building -- Case study performance data :General ; Annual specific yield ; Annual area yield ; Using the table Summary A handbook on how to integrate photovoltaics into building skins Das Handbuch erklärt die Technologien, zeigt die verfügbaren Produkte und vermittelt anhand internationaler Projektbeispiele anschaulich deren Einsatz. Es liefert Architekten alles notwendige Know-how, um neue oder bestehende Gebä Notes Includes index English Print version record Subject Building-integrated photovoltaic systems -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Buildings -- Energy conservation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical. Buildings -- Energy conservation. Building-integrated photovoltaic systems. Building-integrated photovoltaic systems Buildings -- Energy conservation Genre/Form handbooks. Handbooks and manuals Handbooks and manuals. Guides et manuels. Form Electronic book Author Guariento, Nicolò ISBN 9783034604864 3034604866 129986502X 9781299865020

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