Building Integrated Photovoltaics Group

The Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) Group focuses on the development and deployment of PV modules for applications in the urban environment. These include curtain walls, facades, balustrades, sun-shades, noise barriers and other less conventional surfaces. The group’s work pays particular attention to research in fire safety and the complex shading environment often faced by BIPV modules, as well as the development of new technologies for aesthetic PV modules on façades. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is also an area of interest, particularly how BIPV can be integrated into existing workflows in the building lifecycle.