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BIPV Designed for Architecture, Not Afterthoughts
Building integrated photovoltaics allow you to generate solar energy from façades, cladding, skylights, and architectural features, not just rooftops. You can specify custom colours, finishes, and transparency to suit planning controls, branding, and design intent while still producing reliable on site energy. Inspire Energy works alongside architects, builders, and developers to make BIPV practical, compliant, and buildable. We assist from early concept through coordination, supply, and installation so integrated solar does not create delays, redesigns, or performance uncertainty during construction.
What is BIPV?
Building integrated photovoltaics mean your solar panels become part of the building fabric instead of sitting on top of the roof.
You place electricity generating glass or cladding inside façades, skylights, canopies, balustrades, and architectural screens so those surfaces both protect your building and produce power. In practice, you replace standard materials you would have installed anyway with photovoltaic versions, which avoids paying twice for structure and generation.
This works well when your roof space is limited, when planning controls restrict visible panels, or when your design relies on glass and custom finishes. With the right detailing, you keep weatherproofing, structural integrity, and grid compliance intact while unlocking additional onsite energy from your building envelope.
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Coloured and Custom Solar Panels
Coloured and custom solar panels let you align energy generation with your architecture instead of forcing your design to adapt to standard black modules.
You can choose specific hues, patterns, opacity levels, and surface finishes so the panels read as cladding, glass, or feature material rather than equipment. In most projects this trades some efficiency for aesthetics, typically reducing output by around 5 to 20 percent compared with standard panels, which you can offset by placing higher efficiency modules on less visible roof areas.
Where BIPV delivers the most value
BIPV delivers the strongest results on projects where design, planning controls, or limited roof space make standard rooftop solar impractical. This includes commercial façades, glass atriums, canopies, transport hubs, civic buildings, and architect led residential developments that prioritise visual quality.
In real projects this can add 10 to 30 percent more usable generating surface compared with roof only systems, particularly on taller buildings with large vertical areas. The best outcomes occur when your design team considers BIPV early, aligns façade detailing with electrical routing, and treats energy as part of the building envelope rather than an add on.
How Inspire Energy delivers BIPV projects
Inspire Energy supports you from concept through commissioning so integrated solar moves smoothly from idea to built reality. You receive early feasibility modelling that assesses orientation, shading, expected yield, and material performance before you lock in your design.
We then coordinate directly with your architect, façade contractor, and electrical consultant to resolve detailing, waterproofing, fire compliance, and grid connection requirements in one streamlined scope.
Once operational, we monitor performance, identify faults quickly, and provide ongoing maintenance so your integrated system continues to perform as intended for the life of the building.