Publications

Journals / Scientific journals

Bonomo P., Chatzipanagi A., Frontini F. (2016) Overview and analysis of current BIPV products: new criteria for supporting the technological transfer in the building sector. VITRUVIO - International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/vitruvio-ijats.2015.4476 

Bonomo P., Frontini F., De Berardinis P., Donsante, I. (2016) BIPV: Building Envelope Solutions in a Multicriteria Approach. A Method for Assessing Life-Cycle Costs in the Early Design Phase, Advances Building Energy Research, Taylor & Francis, 2016

Polo Lopez C., Frontini F. (2014) Energy efficiency and renewable solar energy integration in historical buildings heritage. Energy Procedia peer-reviewed scientific journal, 48 (168). 1493 -1502. ISSN 1876-6102

Frontini F. ,Polo Lopez C., Friesen T., Friesen G. (2014) Experimental testing under real conditions of different solar building skins when using multifunctional BIPV systems. Energy Procedia, 48 (158). pp. 1412-1418. ISSN 18766102 (Submitted)

Frontini F., Kuhn T. (2012), The influence of various internal blinds on thermal comfort: A new method for calculating the mean radiant temperature in office spaces, Energy and buildings, ISSN: 0378-7788, DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.02.029.

Frontini F., Manfren M., Tagliabue L. C. (2012), A case study of solar technologies adoption: criteria for BiPV integration in sensitive built environment, ENERGY PROCEDIA, ISSN: 1876-6102.

Lobaccaro G., Forntini F., Masera G., Poli T. (2012), SolarPW: a new solar design tool to exploit solar potential in existing urban areas, ENERGY PROCEDIA, ISSN: 1876-6102.

International conferences

 

E. Saretta, P. Bonomo, F. Frontini,  Active BIPV Glass Facades: Current Trends of Innovation, Glass Performance Days 2017. Tampere, Finland.

P. Bonomo, I. Zanetti, F. Frontini, M.N. van den Donker, F. Vossen, W. Folkerts, BIPV PRODUCTS OVERVIEW FOR SOLAR BUILDING SKIN, EU PVSEC 2017, Amsterdam

P. Bonomo, E. Saretta, F. Frontini, M. Caccivio, G. Bellenda, G. Manzini, P. Cancelliere, FIRE SAFETY OF PV MODULES AND BUILDINGS:  OVERVIEWS, BOTTLENECKS AND HINTS, EU PVSEC 2017, Amsterdam

C. S. Polo López, P. Bonomo, F. Frontini, V. Medici, L. Nespoli, Performance assessment of a BIPV Roofing Tile in outdoor testing, 2017-IEEE PVSEC  Washington DC, USA- June, 2017

I.Zanetti, P. Bonomo, F. Frontini, E. Saretta, M.N. van den Donker, G. Verberne, K. Sinapis, W. Folkerts, F. Vossen, Building Integrated Photovoltaics. Status Report 2017. Available on www.bipv.ch

F. Frontini, P. Bonomo, E. Saretta, T. Weber, J. Berghold,  R. Karoblis, M. Pikutis, T. Lenkimas, Indoor and outdoor characterization of innovative colored BIPV modules for façade application, EU PVSEC 2016

F. Frontini, P. Bonomo, E. Saretta, Colored BIPV glass modules: the “price” of aesthetics, Status-Seminar «Forschen für den Bau im Kontext von Energie und Umwelt», 2016

E. Saretta, P. Bonomo, F. Frontini,  Active BIPV Glass Facades: Current Trends of Innovation, Glass Performance Days 2017. Tampere, Finland.

 P. Bonomo, I. Zanetti, F. Frontini, M.N. van den Donker, F. Vossen, W. Folkerts, BIPV PRODUCTS OVERVIEW FOR SOLAR BUILDING SKIN, EU PVSEC 2017, Amsterdam

P. Bonomo, E. Saretta, F. Frontini, M. Caccivio, G. Bellenda, G. Manzini, P. Cancelliere, FIRE SAFETY OF PV MODULES AND BUILDINGS:  OVERVIEWS, BOTTLENECKS AND HINTS, EU PVSEC 2017, Amsterdam

C. S. Polo López, P. Bonomo, F. Frontini, V. Medici, L. Nespoli, Performance assessment of a BIPV Roofing Tile in outdoor testing, 2017-IEEE PVSEC  Washington DC, USA- June, 2017

I.Zanetti, P. Bonomo, F. Frontini, E. Saretta, M.N. van den Donker, G. Verberne, K. Sinapis, W. Folkerts, F. Vossen, Building Integrated Photovoltaics. Status Report 2017. Available on www.bipv.ch

E. Saretta, P. Bonomo, F. Frontini, La produzione di energia solare in facciata, fra architettura e tecnologia. Espazium, Archi, 5, 2017

Saretta E., Frontini F., Bonomo P. (2016) Mechanical and electrical reliability of laminated glass BIPV modules: assessment of interaction factors in building integration scenarios. Proceedings of the Engineered Transparency Conference 2016 (GlassTec 2016)

Frontini F., Bonomo P., Hecker R., Fath K. (2016) Supporting integration of photovoltaics in the building skin. A software tool for customized BIPV in a BIM-based process. Proceedings of the Engineered Transparency Conference 2016 (GlassTec 2016)

Frontini F., Bonomo P., Polo Lopez C., Cais F., Erban C. (2016) Outdoor characterization of innovative BIPV modules for roof application. Proceedings of the 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (32nd EUPVSEC 2016), pp. 2775 – 2783, ISBN: 3-936338-41-8; doi: 10.4229/EUPVSEC20162016-6AV.5.25

Frontini F., Bonomo P., Saretta E., Weber T., Berghold J.,  Karoblis R., Pikutis M., Lenkimas T. (2016) Indoor and outdoor characterization of innovative colored BIPV modules for façade application. Proceedings of the 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (32nd EUPVSEC 2016), pp. 2498 – 2502, ISBN: 3-936338-41-8, doi: 10.4229/EUPVSEC20162016-6DO.8.2

Polo Lopez C., Frontini F., Bonomo P., Scognamiglio A. (2014) PV and Façade Systems for the Building Skin. Analysis of Design Effectiveness and Technological Features. Proceedings of the 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (29th EUPVSEC 2014). , 29. pp. 3613-3618. ISSN 3-936338-34-5

G. Verberne, P. Bonomo, F. Frontini, M.N. van den Donker,A. Chatzipanagi, K. Sinapis, W. Folkerts, BIPV Products for Façades and Roofs: a Market Analysis, 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition,  Amsterdam, 23 - 25 September 2014

P. Bonomo, F. Frontini, P. De Berardinis, I. Donsante, BiPV in a multicriteria assessment of building envelope solutions -Considerations on economic aspects, 9th Energy Forum on Advanced Building Skins, 28 - 29 October 2014, Brixen, Italy

Frontini F., von Ballmoos C., Di Gregorio S. (2014) Renovation of a residential building in Switzerland, with BIPV façades, in order to achieve the nZEB standard. In: Conference on Advanced Building Skins, 28-29 Oct 2014, Bressanone, Italy.

Frontini, Francesco and Friesen, Thomas and von Ballmoos, Christian and Di Gregorio, Stefano (2014) Palazzo Positivo: renovation of a residential building in Switzerland with BIPV facades. In: 29th European PVSEC , 2014, Amsterdam.

Frontini F., Friesen G., Friesen T., Polo Lopez C. (2013) Experience on the behavior of different BiPV solution: electrical and thermal performance of roof and façade mounted micromorph. In: 28th EU PVSEC, September 2013, Paris.

Bonomo P., De Berardinis P., Frontini F. (2013) Analysis of BiPV case-studies through a multicriteria evaluation tool. In: 28th European PV Solar Energy Conference, 30th September- 3rd October-2013, Paris.

F. Frontini, A. Scognamiglio, G. Graditi, C. Polo Lopez, M. Pellegrino, From BIPV to multifunctional building component, Proceedings of the 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (28th EUPVSEC 2013).

Chatzipanagi A., Frontini F., Dittmann S., Investigation of the influence of module working temperatures on the performance of BiPV modules, Proceedings of the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Frankfurt, 2012, ISBN: 3-936338-28-0.

Scognamiglio A., Farkas K., Frontini F., Maturi L., Architectural quality and photovoltaic products, Proceedings of the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Frankfurt, 2012, ISBN: 3-936338-28-0.

Scognamiglio A., berni A., Cerroni F., Frontini F., Giannini L. M., Polo C., Maturi L., The complex dialogue between photovoltaics and pre-existing: starting point for a discussion, Proceedings of the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Frankfurt, 2012, ISBN: 3-936338-28-0.

Polo C., Tenconi L., Lo Castro F., Brambillasca S., Neila Gonzalez F. J., Caamaño Martín E., Frontini F., Controlled Environment Test Laboratory for Comfort Performance Studies on Facade-Integrated BIPV, Proceedings of the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Frankfurt, 2012, ISBN: 3-936338-28-0, pp. 4335-4339.

Frontini F., Ferrazzo M., Zanetti I., Sustainable renovation of historical buildings: concepts for solar integration, Eurosun 2012: Solar Energy for a Brighter Future, Rijeka, 2012.

Frontini F., Friesen T., Building Integrated Photovoltaic: challenges for manufacturers and designers, Energy Forum 2012, Brixen, 2012.

Mende S., Frontini F., Wienold J., Comfort and building performance analysis of transparent building integrated silicon photovoltaics, Proceedings of the 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, Sydney, 2011.

National conferences

F. Frontini, P. Bonomo, E. Saretta, Colored BIPV glass modules: the “price” of aesthetics, Status-Seminar «Forschen für den Bau im Kontext von Energie und Umwelt», 2016

Frontini F., Bonomo P., Polo Lopez C., Cais F. (206) Demonstration and monitoring of innovative BIPV shingles. Analysis of building and electrical performance in outdoor test-facilities, PV Tagung, 2016 (Poster)

Frontini F., Bonomo P., Saretta E.(2016) Mechanical behaviour of different laminated BIPV modules, PV Tagung, 2016 (Poster)

F. Frontini, P. Bonomo, A. Chatzipanagi, Architectural and constructive criteria for Building integrated PV: the case-study of Switzerland, 12e Symposium photovoltaïque national 2014

Polo C. S., Frontini F., Ferrazzo M., Project: ENBAU, Energie und Baudenkmal, Energy Conservation Practices on the Historic Heritage Buildings, Proceedings of the BRENET Status-Seminar «Forschen für den Bau im Kontext von Energie und Umwelt», September 2012 – ETH-Zürich.

Frontini F., Ehrbar D., Solar Energy and Architecture: report from the IEA Task 41, Proceedings of the BRENET Status-Seminar «Forschen für den Bau im Kontext von Energie und Umwelt», September 2012 – ETH-Zürich.

Frontini F., Ferrazzo M., Zanetti I., Sustainable renovation of historical buildings (SuRHiB): concepts for solar integration, Proceedings of the BRENET Status-Seminar «Forschen für den Bau im Kontext von Energie und Umwelt», September 2012 – ETH-Zürich.

Chatzipanagi A., Frontini F., Building Integrated Photovoltaics – Thermal Aspects: Low Energy House for Testing BiPV Systems, Proceedings of the BRENET Status-Seminar «Forschen für den Bau im Kontext von Energie und Umwelt», September 2012 – ETH-Zürich.

Project reports
UiSOL: Urban integrated solar systems - Definition of a set of criteria for the architectural integration of solar energy technology.
UiSOL: Urban integrated solar systems - Solar integration of 4 cases studies.
Workshop AR: Results of one-week workshop with students in architecture.
BiSol: Building integrated Solar Network - Workshop to optimize the integration of solar systems in buildings.
Solnuc: Definizione di criteri di valutazione architettonica e paesaggistica relativi alla posa di pannelli solari e fotovoltaici nei nuclei storici.
Scerri: Innovative photovoltaic waterproofing membrane installed on a flat roof in Bellinzona in Switzerland.
BiPVTP: Building integrated Photovoltaics Thermal aspects - Low energy house for testing BiPV systems.
BiPVTOOL: Building-integrated PhotoVoltaic - TOOLS: Interactive tools and instruments supporting the design of building integrated PV.
EU-PERF: PV performance for increased market transparency and customer confidence.

Dissemination contributions

E. Saretta, P. Bonomo, F. Frontini, La produzione di energia solare in facciata, fra architettura e tecnologia. Espazium, Archi, 5, 2017

P. Bonomo, C. Polo, Gli effetti della densificazione urbana nello sfruttamento delle risorse energetiche solari e il suo impatto sul patrimonio edilizio esistente. Un caso-studio in Svizzera., Infobuild Energia, 2016

Bonomo P., Frontini F. (2016) Il fotovoltaico integrato come componente edilizio, Infobuild, 2015, December 09th (available at: http://www.infobuildenergia.it/approfondimenti/il-fotovoltaico-integrato-come-componente-edilizio-251.html)

Bonomo P., Frontini F. (2016) Il fotovoltaico integrato in edilizia. Ticino Management, November 2015, pp.132-134

Frontini F., Bonomo P., Chatzipanagi A., van den Donker M.N., Verberne G., Sinapis K., Folkerts W. (2015) Building Integrated Photovoltaics. Report 2015. Available on www.bipv.ch 

 

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