Next Course Date: TBC

Time: 9am - 5pm

Venue: Singapore Sustainability Academy

180 Kitchener Road, Sky Park, Level 6, City Square Mall Singapore 208539

Contact: +65 - 6338 8578 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The growing energy demands coupled with increasing environmental concerns open up new perspectives to utilize renewable and sustainable energy generation technologies. In tropical climate conditions, building façades receive a high amount of solar energy throughout the year. In order to harvest the clean energy from the sun and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in an urban environment, one increasing trend is to replace conventional building materials with building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) or building-attached photovoltaics (BAPV). Such advanced building skins are also key to achieve Super Low Energy Buildings (SLEB), Zero-Energy Buildings (ZEB) or even Positive Energy Buildings (PEB) in Singapore, as they not only enable on-site energy generation but also reduce the solar heat gain into the building (e.g. in the form of solar fenestration systems, curtain wall or shading devices with PV elements). The continuous development of the BIPV/BAPV systems in the next years certainly demands compliance with strict standards and local regulations in terms of durability, aesthetics, testing standards, performance and financial viability. Therefore, this strong projected growth can only be achieved by training a sizeable cohort of specialized experts in “BIPV/BAPV systems”.

At the end of the programme, participants will:

• Identify cost-effective and high-efficient BIPV/BAPV technologies
• Provide advise on technical aspect of solar systems
• Provide advise on aesthetics of solar solution
• Evaluate projects for BIPV/BAPV deployment including writing tender specifications
• Provide options to achieve Super Low Energy (SLE), Zero-Energy (ZE), and Plus Energy (PE) buildings in Singapore and beyond.

• Introduction and global outlook on BIPV/BAPV
• BIPV/BIPV systems:
  • Novel technologies, system components, and efficiencies
  • Applications in the buildings
  • System design and mounting techniques
  • Thermal and optical properties - Glare, ETTV, U/G Value
  • Operation and maintenance of BIPV facades
  • Architectural Aspects
• Feasibility and development of BIPV projects
• BIPV/BAPV policies and regulations in Singapore
• Tender specifications
• Energy Yield and Economics – financial viability and payback calculations (incl. environmental benefits, i.e. avoided CO2 emissions and Carbon Tax)
• Low carbon technologies case studies

• Architects and engineers
• Façade processionals
• Building developers
• Local Authorities
• PV/BIPV specialists
• Academics
• Green leaders

Rates (inclusive of GST)

Dr. Veronika Shabunko is specialized in interdisciplinary research focused on Smart and Sustainable cities, Zero-Energy Buildings (ZEB) based on energy efficiency and conservation measures and innovative high-performance building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems, development of techno-economic solutions and reliable integration of renewable energies into the infrastructure in urban scale. Her research aims to make a difference towards sustainable development of densely populated cities and to overcome the climate change crisis. She is a scientific lead of the working group for establishment of relevant national regulations and standards for innovative BIPV technologies in Singapore with governmental and regulatory bodies, and an active contributor for International Energy Agency on Photovoltaic Power Systems, IEA-PVPS Task 15 on “Enabling framework for the acceleration of BIPV”.

Next Course Date: 11 - 12 August 2021

14 SCEM PDUs

Time: 9am - 5pm

Venue: Singapore Sustainability Academy

180 Kitchener Road, Sky Park, Level 6, City Square Mall Singapore 208539

Contact: +65 - 6338 8578 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

PV systems convert sunlight directly to electricity. It allows a building to save electricity costs from SP PowerGrid and stand out from the crowd, by enhancing its environmental and high-tech appeal. Just a few years ago, PV projects required additional incentive to make them commercially viable. But costs have declined such that projects achieves payback periods below 10 years, yielding attractive internal rates of return (IRR) of 8–12%. This applies to systems that perform properly for 20–25 years, in line with PV module power warranties.
Many aspiring PV systems owners find themselves poorly prepared when requesting system proposals and evaluating offers, it might be difficult to distinguish a good system from a mediocre one. Hence, we have invited an experienced PV industry professional to clear your doubts.

At the end of the programme, participants will:

• Understand the possibilities and limitations of solar PV on buildings
• Understand the economics and payback of PV systems
• Be familiar with the incentive schemes for PV
• Be familiar with the incentive schemes for PV systems
• Understand how to specify and evaluate PV project proposal

• Energy Managers
• Contractors, M&E consultants, academicsand and researchers) employed in Construction, Real Estate Management & Maintenance and Process industries, and work focusing in design, installation, test, commission, inspection and maintenance of photovoltaic systems
• People working in the renewable sector with a passion in solar energy generation

Rates (inclusive of GST)

Mr Christophe Inglin has over 18 years of experience in the field of photovoltaics. He is currently the Managing Director of Energetix Pte Ltd. He is also on the council of SEAS as vice-chairman.
Christophe was Managing Director of Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd, one of Singapore’s best respected solar systems integrators. Prior to that, he spent 10 years with Shell Solar Pte Ltd (formerly Siemens Showa Solar), a leading manufacturer of PV cells and
modules. He is an invited trainer for the GreenMark Manager Programme held by the BCA Academy.

Christophe holds a BSc in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Surrey in England, and an MBA from INSEAD in France.

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