The integration of renewable energy systems into design and architectural projects is a topic and prevalent theme that presents opportunities for innovative approaches. Since the process combines energetic, structural, design characteristics and also the context in which the project is inserted, there are important variables to be considered in a Building Integrated Photovoltaics(BIPV). The goal of this article is to classify them in order to support designers, architects and engineers closer by means of guidelines for good practices in BIPV design. The realization of this study is justified by the fact that there is a disinformation and a cultural thought that photovoltaic systems depreciate de project design, which characterizes the lack of incorporation of such elements.

Authors: Sofia Hinckel Dias, Flávia Silveira, Aloísio Schmid