Publications by Christian Roecker

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The communication process

Christian Roecker, Maria Cristina Munari Probst

In order to stimulate an increased use of solar in energy conscious building design, the Task 41 participants have developed a Communication Guideline as a tool to support architects in their communication process with especially clients, authorities and c ...

Hagen, Rolf and Bruun Jorgensen, Olav for International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Programme2012

Building envelope and solar energy optimization: a new “wizard” for architects

Christian Roecker, Maria Cristina Munari Probst, Marja Edelman

When designing a project, architects are facing more and more constraints on the building’s energy efficiency. Tougher values on insulation and energy consumption are now often combined with compulsory implementation of active solar systems - photovoltaics ...

Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve2011

Urban acceptability of building integrated solar systems: LESO-QSV approach

Christian Roecker, Maria Cristina Munari Probst

The concern for sustainable development issues together with the new EU promotion policies are finally leading to a widespread use of Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal systems in buildings. This upcoming reality is opening a new debate on the urban/architectu ...

Universität Kassel2011

Building Integrability of Solar Thermal Systems - Present & Future

Christian Roecker, Maria Cristina Munari Probst

Solar thermal systems are becoming a mandatory part of the future “energy in buildings” landscape, as demonstrated by the numerous national promotion programs and new compulsory solar fractions regulations. Considering their size at the building envelope s ...

2011

New challenges in solar architectural innovation

Christophe Ballif, Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Yves Leterrier, Andreas Schueler, Christian Roecker, Valentin Chapuis, Krista Susan Lumsden Friedli

Among the century’s main challenges, climate change and the need for energy sources diversification are of great importance. In this context, renewable energies undoubtedly have an important role to play. Photovoltaic (PV) electricity is especially well su ...

EPFL2011

Architectural integration of solar thermal systems

Christian Roecker, Maria Cristina Munari Probst

The amount of solar energy reaching the Earth in one hour equals the total amount of primary energy used in the world during one year. Thanks to the different solar technologies presently available, most energy needs of buildings can today be covered by so ...

2010

Bringing colours to solar collectors: a contribution to an increased building "integrability"

Andreas Schueler, Christian Roecker, Maria Cristina Munari Probst

One main obstacle to facade integration of solar thermal collectors lies in the formal characteristics and low flexibility of available products. Major problems are the black and irregular appearance of their absorbers, their low dimensional flexibility an ...

Università luav di Venezia2010