{"id":3702,"date":"2025-03-03T19:49:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gebaeudesimulation.ch\/?p=3702"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:16:32","slug":"precise-yield-forecasts-for-facade-integrated-photovoltaics-an-innovative-planning-methodology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gebaeudesimulation.ch\/en\/praezise-ertragsprognosen-fuer-fassadenintegrierte-photovoltaik-eine-innovative-planungsmethodik\/","title":{"rendered":"Precise yield forecasts for fa\u00e7ade-integrated photovoltaics - an innovative planning methodology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a project financed by Innosuisse <strong>Amenti <\/strong>Together with the Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), we have developed a planning methodology that enables the precise prediction of yields from roof- and fa\u00e7ade-integrated photovoltaics. It automatically takes into account shading caused by building offsets and the shadows cast by neighbouring buildings, trees and terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Typical for <strong>Amenti <\/strong>is the connection to Switzerland-wide databases, which means that relevant geodata is seamlessly integrated. Within a few minutes, we modelled the building and simulated an optimal fa\u00e7ade photovoltaic strategy. The results are presented below with the <strong>Amenti <\/strong>Planning tool with the real construction project and the measurement data using the example of the property at Spiegelgasse 11\/15 in Basel, <a href=\"https:\/\/solarchitecture.ch\/aue-amt-fur-umwelt-und-energie\/\">AUE - Office for Environment and Energy - Solarchitecture<\/a>compared:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a125616597dd&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a125616597dd\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2853\" height=\"1243\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gebaeudesimulation.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ref_Prj_10_Amenti_BIPV.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3703\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Area of active fa\u00e7ade modules - Amenti planning tool: 1,085 m\u00b2 | actually built: 1,132 m\u00b2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photovoltaic yield - Amenti planning tool: 52,979 kWh\/a | Effectively measured: 53,000 kWh\/a<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With <strong>Amenti <\/strong>and its most comprehensive database of building regulations in Switzerland, feasibility studies can be created in no time at all. Our platform combines <strong>Building regulations<\/strong>, <strong>Precise 3D terrain models<\/strong> and <strong>Profitability calculations<\/strong> in a single tool. By simulating different scenarios - from <strong>Shading analyses<\/strong> about <strong>Solar potential through to the profitability of construction projects<\/strong> - planners can make well-founded decisions at an early stage.<br><br>Thanks to the <strong>Seamless integration of construction cost benchmarks (Keevalue) and market &amp; yield data (FPRE)<\/strong> our users receive a complete, data-driven decision-making basis for sustainable and economically optimised property development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fa\u00e7ade-integrated PV solutions can thus be evaluated efficiently and based on data in the early planning phases - and&nbsp;<strong>another step towards sustainable and energy-efficient buildings!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link to the product: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amenti.ch\/products\/photovoltaics\">https:\/\/www.amenti.ch\/products\/photovoltaics<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a project funded by Innosuisse, Amenti and the Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI) have developed a planning methodology that enables the precise prediction of yields from roof- and fa\u00e7ade-integrated photovoltaics. 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