Title :
A lifecycle assessment of façade BIPV in New York
Author :
Perez, Marc J R ; Fthenakis, Vasilis
Abstract :
The actual performance of the first BIPV building in New York City is assessed and its environmental footprint is extrapolated to other facade systems by means of performance ratio (PR), and avoided building materials. Engineering diagrams and bill of materials sourced directly from the building´s architects, engineers and supply chain offer insights into current BIPV construction and performance. The drawback of façade-BIPV is its vertical orientation, receiving lower incident irradiation than rooftop and ground installations. Nevertheless, BIPV offers a distinct advantage when it replaces structural units, thus avoiding the cost, embodied energy and corresponding emissions related to those.
Keywords :
building integrated photovoltaics; environmental factors; remaining life assessment; BIPV building; BIPV construction; New York City; bill-of-materials; building materials; engineering diagrams; environmental footprint; facade BIPV; ground installation; incident irradiation; lifecycle assessment; performance ratio; rooftop installation; structural units; supply chain; Arrays; Buildings; Inverters; Laminates; Production; Steel;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9966-3
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186636
