10th of November 2025, 1:00 p.m.
Vortragssaal der TU-Bibliothek, Resselgasse 4 / Wiedner Hauptstraße, 1040 Wien
The symposium will present results from the FFG research project BIM4BIPV to the PV and construction industries, planners, and architects:
Design and planning are interdisciplinary processes that require efficient data exchange via interfaces. For correct data transfer in design, visualization, daylight and PV simulation, electrical and energy system planning, cost-benefit analysis, life cycle assessment, and component and solar module production, BIPV elements must be represented as IFC objects in a uniform, open data format (OpenBIM). The BIM4BIPV project aims to lay the foundation for the implementation of a consistent BIM planning flow for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) in the interdisciplinary planning process. The aim of the workshop is to open up ideas and strategies for discussion at an early stage of the project, while also providing an outlook on future challenges for the photovoltaic and construction industries.
Program:
13:00 | Registration and coffee
14:00 | Welcome and introduction
Karin Stieldorf: Welcome to the TU Wien research center Hubert Fechner: Introduction to the Platform for Research and Innovation of the Austrian Photovoltaic Industry (TPPV)
14:20 | Fabrice Bär, Fent-Burri AG: MFH Güttingen, Schweiz
Building integration of photovoltaics in Switzerland (Sir Norman Foster Award 2025)
14:50 | The FFG research project BIM4BIPV
- Astrid Schneider: Objectives, status and outlook of the BIM4BIPV project
- Christian Schranz, Harald Urban: BIM as a tool for process management in planning
- Kurt Battisti, Jacqueline Scherret: The BIPV module generator
15:45 | Questions and discussion
16:00 | Coffee break
16:30 | Inspection of the PV shutters on a facade of the Vienna University of Technology
With explanations by Astrid Schneider, Martin Hauer, Markus Feichtner
17:00 | Christoph Treberspurg Haus Hafner
17:15 | Markus Feichtner BIPV integration into the shell of a solar existing building
17:30 | Fedele Rende & Kurt Battisti: IFC as a tool for data transfer in BIPV planning
17:45 | Martin Hauer: Combining BIPV and daylight simulation based on BIM
18:00 | Markus Dörn: Combining PV integration and energy performance certification based on BIM
18:15 | Moderation: Hubert Fechner, TPPV: Discussion with PV planners, architects & construction industry
18:45 | Get-together
Invitation from the TPPVe platform
Participation:
Please register via mail to:
TPPV-Österreichische Technologieplattform Photovoltaik
Oskar Kabbeck, BSc
Office-Manager
Location: Lecture room of the TU library, Resselgasse 4 / Wiedner Hauptstraße, 1040 Wien
