Pilkington Sunplus™ BIPV
element
Reversible power generating glass
Connection points for the electric cables to the invertor.
Solar strips allow filtered sunlight to enter the building.
Summary
Solar windows made of power generating insulating glass elements based on photovoltaic strips inside the triple glazing.
Details
Energy producing glazing is a solution for making homes and other buildings energy efficient. The strips generate energy, filter direct sunlight (reduce heat stress) and the triple glazing is the highest quality insulation. In addition it is an integrated part of the architecture and building façade.
Waste during production was minimised by using the maximum production width of the glass (1180mm) as the grid size for the GTB Lab Module. In the subsequent transformation phase, no new material was used at all, but the glass was reused in its entirety.
Design
Pilkington
Manufacturer
Pilkington Nederland BV
Manufacturing location
De Hoeveler 25, Enschede, The Netherlands
Materials
Glass
Dimensions
Length:
Width:
Height (or depth):
Thickness:
3 100 mm
1 180 mm
52 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Surface damage
Hazardous materials
None
Material history
2019 - produced by Pilkington and assembled in Ridderkerk NL
2021 - reused in GTB Lab, Heerlen NL
Circularity data
Reversible BIM: the 3D color-coded model visualizes the reuse potential per element.
Embodied mass:
Embodied carbon:
207,25 kg (56,7 kg/m2)
362,07 kg CO2 (94,6 kg CO2/m2)
Reuse Potential:
Recovery option
0.8
Reuse by minor repair
Reused tonnage:
Reused carbon:
165,80 kg
289,66 kg CO2
No. of elements:
No. of disassembly steps:
1
Remaining Technical Life Cycle:
25 year
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