Take Advantage of your Vertical Surfaces: Building – Integrated Photovoltaics
- Sponsor: Mitrex
- Credits: 1 AIA HSW LU
Course Description
To effectively combat climate change, we need to acknowledge the role that the building industry plays in global CO2 emissions. We need to shift not only how we think about designing our buildings but also powering our communities.
This course will discuss how BIPVs can be integrated into both new and old buildings to improve performance and aesthetics and lower energy costs. In this one-hour course, we will discuss the value of BIPVs as both a high-performance building material and green energy generating solar panels. The various systems BIPV can be integrated into. As well as the various benefits that building owners can realize by integrating BIPV into their projects.
Note: Certificates of Completion will be emailed in a PDF format for your records right away. Please allow for up to 3 to 4 weeks to receive AIA credit for the course.
Learning Objectives
- Recall the basics of solar energy, including its key components and how it has traditionally been harnessed.
- Describe building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs) and discuss how they improve upon traditional photovoltaics in terms of design and performance.
- Demonstrate ways to incorporate BIPV systems into existing or new construction in order to maximize a project’s sustainability targets.
- Illustrate the money and energy savings possible through BIPVs by analyzing market research and case studies.