Sustainable Design and Optimization of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 14 March 2025 | Viewed by 618
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainability; energy efficiency; retrofitting existing buildings; aesthetics; eco-design; building integrated renewables
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As modernity and the desire to transition to a green built environment increases, it has become essential to carefully consider sustainable design and the aesthetic optimisation of solar applications. It is particularly important for architects, engineers, builders, and consumers who seek to integrate solar PV into buildings without compromising the building’s design or visual appeal. Optimising the aesthetics of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) enhances the visual appeal of buildings and promotes the wider adoption of sustainable green technologies, making them more desirable and acceptable to consumers. Research on BIPV applications has mostly focused on efficiency, economics, and functionality; however, it is imperative to deepen research on sustainable design and the aesthetic optimisation of BIPV considering its prospects.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the theory, design, application, illustration, modelling, and display of the sustainable design and aesthetic optimisation of BIPV.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Sustainable design theories;
- Eco-design;
- Aesthetics of building integrated photovoltaics;
- Circular economy;
- Promotion and advertising of BIPV;
- Modelling/illustration of sustainable design;
- Advanced design application in BIPV;
- BIPV design and outlook.
Prof. Dr. Amar Bennadji
Dr. Samuel Amo Awuku
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- design theory
- sustainability
- aesthetics
- design
- eco-design
- building integrated photovoltaics
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