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A showcase of case studies, 
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IEA PVPS Task 15 project aims to create an enabling framework to accelerate the penetration of BIPV products in the global market of renewables.

Operazione co-finanziata dall’Unione europea, Fondo Europeo di Sviluppo Regionale, dallo Stato Italiano, dalla Confederazione elvetica e dai Cantoni nell’ambito del Programma di Cooperazione Interreg V-A Italia-Svizzera

Radicepura greenhouse-convention centre

new construction

conservation area

Building use: 
multifunctional
IPV architectural system: 
skylight
IPV integration year: 
between 2011 and 2015
Source: 
BIPV meets History project

Radicepura greenhouse-convention centre

Via Fogazzaro 19, Giarre (CT), Italy

Introduction

Stakeholders

Design approach

Aesthetic integration

Energy integration

Technology integration

Data

Producer and installer

Map

Author

On the east coast of Sicily, the Serra-Congressi is located within an extensive area of land belonging to the Faro family (founders of the Radicepura Foundation), which contains period buildings from the 19th century and a botanical garden, a centre of excellence for international floriculture in which a wide range of plants are studied and cultivated. The greenhouse itself, which has a BIPV roof, is home to Mediterranean and tropical plants and provides an elegant and sophisticated environment that is often used for events, as it has a capacity of almost one thousand people.

STAKEHOLDERS

Main building designer: 

Arch. Nadir Guemida

IPV components producer: 

Scheuten Solar Systems BV (closed)

Address: 
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Contact: 
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The Serra-Congressi was built as part of a requalification project involving the property. The works, managed by the architect Giuseppe Scannella, were aimed at creating a congress and cultural centre while conserving the original buildings.

The greenhouse, situated towards the end of the botanical garden, is a glass building perfectly integrated into the surrounding natural landscape. The BIPV system is integrated into the greenhouse roof, guaranteeing an uninterrupted view of the system from both inside and out.

The BIPV system powers the heating and cooling of the structure, as well as the high-efficiency LED lighting system.

The BIPV system is made up of 610 semi-transparent glass-glass modules that serve as a sunscreen for the area below. The modules (Scheuten Multisol, 168.8 Wp) are mounted on the steel structure of the roof and inclined in order to maximise electricity production.

PROJECT DATA

Project type: 
Heritage constraint: 
Building construction technique: 
Coverage of electric consumption [%]: 
100
BIPV SYSTEM DATA
Architectural system: 
Skylight
Module transparency: 
System power [kWp]: 
103
System area [m²]: 
1,005
Module dimensions [mm]: 
1,650 x 998
Modules orientation: 
South
Modules tilt [°]: 
30
IPV components producer: 

Scheuten Solar Systems BV (closed)

Address: 
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Contact: 
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Web: 
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Via Fogazzaro 19, Giarre (CT), Italy

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