July 8, 2015 at 10:00 – July 8, 2015 at 17:30
Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Building-integrated Photovoltaics:Where Sustainability meets Aesthetic
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Agenda
Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Building-integrated Photovoltaics: Where Sustainability meets Aesthetics
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Press release
As the costs of photovoltaics decrease, it makes more and more sense to focus on solutions to better integrate them into our buildings and infrastructure" - commented Marko Topic, Chair of the PV Platform. "Some building-integrated photovoltaic technologies are still more expensive than simple PV; however, taking into account their multiple functionality, already today BIPV applications can be more interesting than conventional building elements that do not produce electricity" - he continued
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Minutes
The idea sounds simple: buildings may be made of structural components exposed to the sun, so why not build a PV-generating capability into them? If a PV-enabled building element looks better than a non-PV-enabled one, architects will adopt it and it will fetch a premium. Equally, the electricity it produces has a value that should also be taken into account in the price of the component.
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Opening Session
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Welcome to the RIBA premises
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Setting the scene: why this conference?
![Realising the synergies between the PV and the construction sectors](https://media.etip-pv.eu/downloads/images/Realising_the_synergies_between_the_PV_and_the_construction_sectors_preview.jpg.740x550_q85_crop.jpg)
Realising the synergies between the PV and the construction sectors
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Energy efficiency and BIPV opportunities in Europe
Laurent Deleersnyder, Energy Efficiency & Intelligent Energy Unit, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission
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Joining Up the Solar Landscape
Gabriela Salejova, Solar Energy Systems SIG, KTN, Innovate UK
SESSION I: The opportunities offered by energy efficient, PV-equipped buildings
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BIPV - an opportunity for additional growth in the European PV sector
![Sustainable Buildings: Intelligent & Beautiful?](https://media.etip-pv.eu/downloads/images/Sustainable_Buildings_Intelligent_Beautiful_preview.jpg.740x550_q85_crop.jpg)
Sustainable Buildings: Intelligent & Beautiful?
![Designing PV for buildings](https://media.etip-pv.eu/downloads/images/Designing_PV_for_buildings_preview.jpg.740x550_q85_crop.jpg)
Designing PV for buildings
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Integration of PV in buildings, the point of view of a contractor
Paul Cartuyvels, Bouygues SA, ECTP Presidium
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When PV modules are becoming real building elements: White solar module, a revolution for BIPV
Laure-Emmanuelle Perret-Aebi, CSEM
SESSION III: The way ahead: collaboration to build beautiful PV-equipped buildings
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First attempt to prioritize R&D&D needs for BIPV
Jef Poortmans, IMEC, Vice-Leader of the BIPV working group of the EU PV Technology Platform
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EeB PPP Roadmap and the role of PV
Luc Bourdeau, Secretary General of the European Construction Technology Platform (ECTP)
![Do policies that encourage markets for BIPV pay? The monetary benefits of ambitious building energy policy](https://media.etip-pv.eu/downloads/images/Do_policies_that_encourage_markets_for_BIPV_pay_The_monetary_benefits_of_ambitious_building_energy_policy_preview.jpg.740x550_q85_crop.jpg)
Do policies that encourage markets for BIPV pay? The monetary benefits of ambitious building energy policy
Peter Graham, Executive Director, Global Buildings Performance Network
![Architecture and BIPV: contradiction or accordance?](https://media.etip-pv.eu/downloads/images/Architecture_and_BIPV_contradiction_or_accordance_preview.jpg.740x550_q85_crop.jpg)
Architecture and BIPV: contradiction or accordance?
Dieter Moor, CEO Marketing and Sales, ertex solar
![Success factors for the integration of photovoltaics in buildings, current and future solar cell technologies](https://media.etip-pv.eu/downloads/images/Success_factors_for_the_integration_of_photovoltaics_in_buildings_current_and_future_solar_cell_technologies_preview.jpg.740x550_q85_crop.jpg)
Success factors for the integration of photovoltaics in buildings, current and future solar cell technologies
Frederic Bonnefoy, Product Manager Active Glass, AGC
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Active integrated grids accommodating seamlessly energy efficient buildings
Venizelos Efthymiou, EU Smart Grid Tech
![Architecture and BIPV: innovative materials enabling new design possibilities](https://media.etip-pv.eu/downloads/images/Architecture_and_BIPV_innovative_materials_enabling_new_design_possibilities_preview.jpg.740x550_q85_crop.jpg)
Architecture and BIPV: innovative materials enabling new design possibilities
David Muller, Global Head of Strategic Marketing PV, Merck
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