•Transparency and color control of perovskite solar cells for window applications•Band-gap engineering rather than “thinning” alone improves performance•Promising vertical facades due to better performance under low-intensity diffuse sunlight•Review field testing cost analysis showing research development opportunities The market building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs) has great potential. Th...

This work reviews the recent achieved advancement in semi-transparent photovoltaics (STPV) glazing systems, which are considered as a possible solution to improve thermal performance of buildings. A numerical model was developed utilising EnergyPlus investigate impact integrating STPV systems United Kingdom. The simulation investigated overall energy consumption under different Window-to-Wall r...

Purpose This study presents the results of empirical measurements thermal performance retrofitted secondary glazed windows, involving installation an additional windowpane, in a residential context Australia. Design/methodology/approach In situ temperature were collected from surfaces windows two buildings Australian Capital Territory. The heat loss savings and subsequently electricity calculat...

Photocatalytic properties of semiconductor materials, studied now for decades, represent huge potentialities as environmentally friendly self-cleaning surfaces. Up to now, inexpensive and non-toxic TiO2-based photocatalysts remain the most interesting solution from practical industrial point view. Nevertheless, obtaining titania surface in its anatase phase, polymorph presenting best photocatal...

Various studies have assessed the energy performance alterations affected by novel technology of Building-Integrated Photovoltaic in Double-Skin Facades (BIPV-DSF), while lighting tied to BIPV-DSF has not received much attention. This paper provides numerical modelling assess effect on both indoor visual condition and consumption for an office module under a typical climate United Kingdom. The ...