1、Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Building-integrated photovoltaics(BIPV)is an innovative technology offering a variety of building envelope solutions,materials,and colours for virtually any building surface.These BIPV products generate on-site renewable electricity,turning buildings from energy con
2、sumers into producers.BIPV is expected to play an indispensable role in the transition towards decarbonisation and energy resilience of cities,effectively reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.Lack of knowledge and guidance on designing BIPV systems has hindered this technologys w
3、idespread adoption and creative applications.As a remedy,this guidebook presents best practices and decision-making processes for efficient and resilient architecture.Featuring more than 50 annotated reference drawings roofs,solar shadings,rainscreen faades,curtain walls,and double-skin faades and 2
4、4 international BIPV case studies,the guidebook provides building professionals with the technical knowledge and inspiration to implement BIPV technology in the built environment.Nuria Martn Chivelet,Ph.D.in physics,has developed her activity in photovoltaics at the Spanish research centre CIEMAT(ww
5、w.ciemat.es).She has been involved in more than 30 national and European research projects,with scientific and technical production on characterisation and modeling of PV and BIPV modules and systems(https:/orcid.org/0000-0003-4224-6618).In parallel,she has been a member of several national and inte
6、rnational experts committees on PV and BIPV,such as the standardisation IEC-TC82,CENELEC-CLC/TC 82,and several tasks within the International Energy Agency PV Power Systems Program(IEA-PVPS)related to BIPV,co-leading Subtask“BIPV Guideliness”.Costa(Konstantinos)Kapsis,Ph.D.,is an assistant professor