| Description |
1 online resource (178 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Handbook coverage ; Further reading ; Photovoltaic installations ; Building integrated PV ; BIPV for designers -- PV basics : PV system overview ; PV materials and cells ; PV modules ; Module options -- PV for designers : Location constraints ; Effect of tilt and orientation ; Overshadowing and BIPV options ; Connection concepts ; Partial shading ; Temperature effect and ventilation ; Location and performance -- Design of the building envelope : BUilding envelope integration ; PV integration opportunities ; Envelope performance requirements ; PV maintenance ; Array wiring -- Shadingsystems : General ; Principles of construction ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: Galleria Naviglio -- Rainscreen systems : : General ; Principles of construction ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: The Co-operative Insurance Tower ; Case study: Xicui Entertainment Complex -- Stick-system curtain walls : General ; Principles of construction ; Glazing systems ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Stick and cassette curtain walls ; Case study: Tobias Grau GmbH head office -- Unitised curtain walls : General ; Structural frame ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: Alan Gilbert Building ; Case study: Wal-Mart Experimental Supercenter -- Double-skin façades : : General ; Principles of construction ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: Pompau Fabra Library -- Atria and canopies : General ; Principles of construction ; Integration of PV modules ; Maintenance & replacement ; Case study: Nottingham University Jubilee campus ; Case study: California Academy of Sciences ; Vauxhall Transport Interchange ; Case study: Beijing Olympic Park -- Residential : General ; Apartment blocks ; Low-rise traditional houses ; Case study: K2 apartments ; Case study: Upton ZED terrace -- Refurbishment : Refurbishment situations ; BIPV opportunities ; Case study: Northumberland Building -- Case study performance data :General ; Annual specific yield ; Annual area yield ; Using the table. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Building-integrated photovoltaic systems -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Buildings -- Energy conservation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Guariento, Nicolò.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Roberts, Simon. Building integrated photovoltaics. Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, ©2009 9783764399481 3764399481 (DLC) 2009924919 (OCoLC)419832322 |
| ISBN |
9783034604864 |
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3034604866 |
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129986502X (ebk) |
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9781299865020 (ebk) |
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9783764399481 (hbk.) |
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3764399481 (hbk.) |
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