Integration of Active Solar Technologies in the Historic Built Environment and Landscapes
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 June 2024) | Viewed by 2344
Special Issue Editors
Interests: historic buildings; energy retrofit; hygrothermal performance; nZEB
Interests: historic buildings; energy retrofit; hygrothermal performance; nZEB
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We cordially invite you to submit your research results and insights to our Special Issue focusing on integrated photovoltaics (IPV) systems in the historic built environment and landscape. Areas, urban and rural, of cultural and natural value are often exempted when it comes to the improvement in energy efficiency or the integration of renewable energy sources. This is mostly due to an outdated perception of solutions with lower efficiency and/or high impact on the conservation of the cultural and natural resources.
Nowadays, IPV systems have become increasingly more available thanks to their potential to provide a clean and cost-effective source of renewable energy without affecting the conservation of heritage values. The Interreg ITA-CH research project “BIPV meets History” created new perspectives for the supply chain of integrated photovoltaic technology applied to valuable building heritage and landscape.
This Special Issue will focus on the latest advances in IPV systems, with a particular emphasis on the topics of their design optimization, oriented to mitigation strategies of the visual impact on protected landscapes and heritage buildings. Much attention is also paid to their cost effectiveness and sustainability. We invite both theoretical and experimental studies that explore the potential of IPV in the built heritage and landscape.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and engaging in an inspiring discussion about the advancements in IPV systems.
This Special Issue is part of the project “BIPV meets History” (ID 3846141, ID 603882), operation co-financed by the European Union, European Regional Development Fund, the Italian Government, the Swiss Confederation and Cantons, as part of the Interreg V-A Italy-Switzerland Cooperation Programme.
Sincerely,
Dr. Daniel Herrera-Avellanosa
Dr. Alexandra Troi
Dr. Laura Maturi
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- renewable energy
- building integrated photovoltaics
- retrofit of buildings
- protected landscape
- historic buildings
- energy efficient buildings
