Photovoltaics and architecture

Photovoltaics and Architecture

Photovoltaics and Architecture

Edited by Randall Thomas Max Fordham & Partners

London and New York

First published 2001 by Spon Press 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Spon Press 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003. Spon Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group © 2001 Selection and editorial matter: The partners of Max Fordham & Partners; individual chapters, the contributors All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalog record for the book has been requested ISBN 0-203-16582-9 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-26042-2 (Adobe eReader Format) ISBN 0-415-23182-5 (Print Edition)

Contents

List of contributors Foreword by Amory Lovins Preface by Randall Thomas Acknowledgements Part One 1. 2. Introduction What are photovoltaics? 2.1 Introduction 2.2 PVs 2.3 How much energy do PV systems produce? PVs on 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 buildings Introduction The brief Site considerations Building type Design and construction Forms and systems What difference do PVs make?

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Costs and sizing 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Costs 4.3 Sizing the array 4.4 The future of costs PVs in buildings 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Grid-connection and metering 5.3 System considerations 5.4 Modules and cables 5.5 Plant rooms

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Part Two 6. Cambridge Botanic Garden, Cambridge, UK Randall