BIPV Maintenance Guide: Inspection, Monitoring & Lifecycle

BIPV Maintenance: A Lifecycle Guide for Contractors and Consultants A BIPV facade does two jobs. It is the building’s skin, so it keeps out wind, rain, and heat. It is also a power plant that must produce power on schedule for 25 years or more. BIPV (Building-Integrated Photovoltaics) means solar cells built into a building material, such as curtain wall glass, roof tiles, skylights, or spandrel panels. Instead of bolting panels onto a finished building, the solar part is the finished surface. That dual role makes BIPV valuable, and it also makes BIPV maintenance different from ordinary rooftop solar. A cracked rooftop panel is an energy problem. A cracked BIPV […]