Switzerland

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Aerial view of the apartment houses in Marchwartstrasse, Zürich [Copyright: Enecolo AG]
Aerial view of the apartment houses in Marchwartstrasse, Zürich 		Side view of the installation Wasgenring School House, Bale [Copyright: Enecolo AG]
Side view of the installation Wasgenring School House, Bale 		View of completed installation, Wasgenring School House [Copyright: Source: Enecolo AG]
View of completed installation
Wasgenring School House 		View of completed installation, Wasgenring School House [Copyright: Source: Enecolo AG]
View of completed installation
Wasgenring School House
5,5 kWp Freestyle® thin film system on the roof of a single-family house in Lutry [Copyright: Solstis]
5,5 kWp Freestyle® thin film system on the roof of a single-family house in Lutry 		70 kWp flat roof system at the exhibition centre Palexpo in Geneva [Copyright: NET]
70 kWp flat roof system at the exhibition centre Palexpo in Geneva 		9,7 kWp façade system at the cable-car station Piz Nair in St. Moritz [Copyright: NET]
9,7 kWp façade system at the cable-car station Piz Nair in St. Moritz 		The new office building of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research in St. Gallen features PV in parapets and as shading elements. The architect of the project, Theo Hotz, has achieved in developing a very outstanding ‘PV-language’ for this building, as well as for other PV projects he has designed all over Switzerland. [Copyright: Electrowatt Eng. Services]
EMPA building, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Railway station canopy (Morges). The installation on the platform canopies at Morges railway station was designed by Marc Rutschi, architect and the EPFL-LESO. The structure consists of a horizontal steel tube with a roof, glazed on both sides of the tube to let daylight through to the central part of the platform (not only to provide light but also to mark the border between the waiting and the boarding area). About 50% of the glazing surface contain photovoltaic cells. A study was carried out to ensure that it complies with the Swiss standard SIA 160 regarding wind and snow loads, and also that it would resist the fall of a person working on the roof (80 kg dropped from 1 meter above the center of the module). Studies regarding the electromagnetic environment of the railway station and soiling caused by the breaking pads of passing trains are available at the EPFL-LESO in Lausanne, Switzerland. [Copyright: EPFL-LESO]
Railway station canopy, Morges, Switzerland 		Railway station canopy (Morges). The installation on the platform canopies at Morges railway station was designed by Marc Rutschi, architect and the EPFL-LESO. The structure consists of a horizontal steel tube with a roof, glazed on both sides of the tube to let daylight through to the central part of the platform (not only to provide light but also to mark the border between the waiting and the boarding area). About 50% of the glazing surface contain photovoltaic cells. A study was carried out to ensure that it complies with the Swiss standard SIA 160 regarding wind and snow loads, and also that it would resist the fall of a person working on the roof (80 kg dropped from 1 meter above the center of the module). Studies regarding the electromagnetic environment of the railway station and soiling caused by the breaking pads of passing trains are available at the EPFL-LESO in Lausanne, Switzerland. [Copyright: EPFL-LESO]
Railway station canopy, Morges, Switzerland 		PV sunshade Town Hall Monthey. The installation on the new town hall in Monthey, Switzerland, which was a joint design of Claudine Lorenz, architect, and the EPFL-LESO, adds a special touch to the southern facade of the building. Cell type, cell spacing, connection boxes and cabling were chosen to meet both technical and architectural requirements. Special attention was given to good use of daylight on the top floor. Computer programs were used to evaluate the daylight factor obtained through different modules (translucent, opaque) and simple glass. It was found that the chosen solution enhanced the visual comfort inside the room by diminishing the daylight factor disparity. [Copyright: EPFL-LESO]
PV sunshade Town Hall Monthey, Switzerland
A new office building of UBS (one of the main Swiss banks) in Lugano. The building houses 182 kWp PV, in combination with systems for thermal power, daylighting and gray water utilization. It is a low-energy building, which fits into the holistic approach of PV in buildings: smart PV systems ask for sustainable buildings. Part of the PV is integrated into the facade, enhancing the ·green· appearance of the building. The bulk is however situated on the roof (100 kWp), using low-cost flat roof mounting elements and PV-plugs for interconnections, making Suglio the most low-cost project of Switzerland to date [Copyright: UBS Switzerland]
UBS-bank in Lugano, Switzerland 		A new office building of UBS (one of the main Swiss banks) in Lugano. The building houses 182 kWp PV, in combination with systems for thermal power, daylighting and gray water utilization. It is a low-energy building, which fits into the holistic approach of PV in buildings: smart PV systems ask for sustainable buildings. Part of the PV is integrated into the facade, enhancing the ·green· appearance of the building. The bulk is however situated on the roof (100 kWp), using low-cost flat roof mounting elements and PV-plugs for interconnections, making Suglio the most low-cost project of Switzerland to date [Copyright: UBS Switzerland]
UBS-bank in Lugano, Switzerland