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efficiencies for the " thin film " version
of PV is offering architects a new
opportunity to reduce material
weight and add back to the energy
balance calculations. Just as ETFE has
become one of designers' favorite new
materials, thin film PV could become
the next bright tool in cracking the
metrics of reaching zero emissions.
An April 2023 feature story in
Specialty Fabrics Review, reporting on
the progress of solar-powered fabrics,
stated that new, more efficient versions
of PV crystals (used to convert light
into electrical pulses) that bond with
fabrics " could be available within
the next decade for use on marine,
tent and awning canvases, as well as
conventional buildings. " Although
adding PV components is only one
tool in a host of sustainable tools
architects get to use, not everyone feels
at ease with putting panels of PV on a
building. Yet, it can contribute to the
" Design for Energy " category under
the principles of the American Institute
of Architects' Framework for Design
Excellence, which informs progress
toward a zero-carbon, resilient, and
equitable built environment. Thin film
PV answers the framework's question:
" How can the project exceed building
code efficiency standards to approach
net zero energy and net zero carbon? "
The methods described in this
article, of integrating fabric elements
into buildings, are useful as well as
practical ways to improve building
design and performance throughout
the entire value chain of construction.
Architects are among the many design
professionals increasingly using
fabric applications to enhance both
their creativity and responsible
materials use.
Bruce N. Wright, FAIA, the former editor
of Fabric Architecture, teaches architecture
and construction management at Dunwoody
College of Technology and is a consultant to
architects and designers. He is a frequent
contributor to Specialty Fabrics Review and
Textile Technology Source.
A prime example of the " adaptive
reuse " approach, the Hartford
Healthcare Amphitheater,
Bridgeport, Conn., demonstrates
strategies that reduce embodied
carbon by repurposing an unused
baseball stadium into a majordraw
event facility. Image: Carl B.
Vernlund Photography
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