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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Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Building-integrated Photovoltaics: Where Sustainability meets Aesthetics

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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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

Welcome to the RIBA premises

Setting the scene: why this conference?

Realising the synergies between the PV and the construction sectors

Energy efficiency and BIPV opportunities in Europe
Laurent Deleersnyder, Energy Efficiency & Intelligent Energy Unit, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission

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

BIPV - an opportunity for additional growth in the European PV sector

Sustainable Buildings: Intelligent & Beautiful?

Designing PV for buildings

Integration of PV in buildings, the point of view of a contractor
Paul Cartuyvels, Bouygues SA, ECTP Presidium

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

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

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
Peter Graham, Executive Director, Global Buildings Performance Network

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
Frederic Bonnefoy, Product Manager Active Glass, AGC

Active integrated grids accommodating seamlessly energy efficient buildings
Venizelos Efthymiou, EU Smart Grid Tech

Architecture and BIPV: innovative materials enabling new design possibilities
David Muller, Global Head of Strategic Marketing PV, Merck
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