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The main goal of this present study is to determine the performance you can obtain from the implementation of fixed Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) on one family houses. The study will use a comparative method on one family houses between a flat roof, and a piched roof with two slopes, with different orientations of the plot. These various scenarios respond to urban implementation rules that are particular in urban planning. The calculations were made for a single family house with a built area of 100sqm ...

The energetic requalification of the existing buildings stock is a key question in the attainment of the ambitious program regarding the energy efficiency proposed by European Union. There are several measures taken to increase the energy efficiency, both for new buildings and for existing buildings, such us the 20 пїЅ 20 пїЅ 20 EU Policy and the Nearly Zero Energy Buildings goal set by the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EC, which gives the guidelines to be followed in order to attenuate the ene...