Abstract As a type of energy production construction, building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) roofs are contributing for achieving NZEB goals. Considering sites’ climate attributes with possible size PV systems can help to reduce the initial investment and consumption operation maintenance. This paper investigates patterns single-family houses, which is designed evaluate comprehensive efficien...

Innovations in buildings help to reduce energy consumption and promote environmental protection as well the use of renewable technology. However, there is a conflict when need for an innovation clashes with financial burden complex adoption processes. As result, negative impacts remain, low strategic innovations remains unaddressed. This study aims explore this challenge, various sides debate p...

Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems can achieve high yields through percentages of building envelope surface coverage associated with material savings by substituting conventional components and avoiding land-use change to install open-land PV installations. This article discusses the life cycle assessment (LCA) costing (LCC) BIPV in timber-hybrid extensions renovation three exempla...

Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) operate in a unique environment compared with field-mounted systems and may experience elevated temperatures recurrent or persistent shading. These stresses are expected to accelerate degradation, but there few performance reports for true BIPV as defined IEC 63092-1. Herein, the long-term (over 5–10 years) of 55 Switzerland is reported. Using year-on-ye...

With the sharp increase in global energy demand, industrial and residential buildings are responsible for around 40% of consumed with most this portion being generated by non-renewable sources, which significantly contribute to warming environmental hazards. The net-zero building (NZEB) concept attempts solve issue, whereby a will produce, on-site, its required demand throughout year from renew...