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SUMMARY:Ecoparc Forum 2017
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:The Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (L
 AST) is the academic partner of the 9th Ecoparc Forum. Entitled "Solar pot
 ential of urban areas : towards new paradigms ?"\, this forum will be held
  on September 8th in the Auditorium of Microcity\, an EPFL branch in Neuch
 âtel (Switzerland). Organized in partnership with the research project AC
 TIVE INTERFACES\, within the framework of the national research program PN
 R 70 "Energy Turnaround" of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)\,
  this event will be the opportunity to bring together researchers\, practi
 tioners and public authorities to examine the evolutions taking place in u
 rban territories.\n\nAccording to projections for the energy transition\, 
 a significant part of electricity production will be of solar origin by 20
 50. In this context\, the integration of photovoltaic energy production in
 to the heart of urban territories is a major challenge for the coming deca
 des\, both for energy systems that have to integrate increased decentraliz
 ation and for the built environment in the densification phase.\n\nDespite
  technological and economic progress\, only a small percentage of this pot
 ential is currently valued in the Swiss urban areas. Various obstacles ten
 d to limit their implementation in urban renewal processes and to slow the
  emergence of a real value chain in this strategic domain.\n\nRecent techn
 ological developments offer new perspectives\, not only in terms of energy
  performance\, but also in terms of industrial innovation and architectura
 l integration. Thanks to an expanded range of technologies\, textures and 
 colors\, photovoltaic systems can now be more easily integrated into the b
 uilding envelope\, both in the roof and façade. The result is new paradig
 ms for urban and architectural projects\, whether for new buildings or for
  renovations. Exceeding their current status as consumers\, buildings are 
 also likely to become electricity generators. This development is a major 
 challenge to current practices\, both at environmental and socio-economic 
 levels.
LOCATION:MC A1 272 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room=MCA1272
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