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Enhancing visibility and interaction between PV and building industries, developing innovative integration concepts, initiating European BIPV standards, and fostering market growth. Workshops and deliverables aim to achieve common engagement language. First results showcased at 19th EU PV Conference.
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Building Integrated PV Board member responsible: Stuart Brannigan Leader: Michiel Van Schalkwijk (Ecofys)
Objectives • Make BIPV more visible and understandable to wide public • To enhance the interaction between PV industry and building industry. • Introduce and develop innovative concepts and effective systems for integration of PV into the buildings. • Create new initiatives/consortia interested in industrialising new ideas and create perspectives for market development in the construction sector • To start an initiative for a European approach of preparing BIPV building standards for the successful implementation of BIPV throughout Europe • To enable EPIA members to have a common language with which to engage the architechtural and building community.
Current status • The objectives will be achived by: • Task 1: Workshop for architects and planners in order to enlarge the acceptation of BIPV • Task 2: Workshop: Potential for new product development
The workshops will focus on: • innovation in building industry ( but with input from the industry) • building product manufacturing processes • logistics • possible fits between building products and PV, including required technological developments • possibilities for joint developments • cost reduction potential on materials, manufacturing and installation
Deliverables • First results will be presented during the 19th EU PV Conference with an EPIA educational CD Rom (BIPV guide/Training package for architects and developers