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Figure 17.1.4 Four different configurations of BIPV systems. a) Flat roof installation in Lleida, Spain
(Picture source: D. Chemisana); b) Solar façade with a detail of its view from inside the
building in Lleida, Spain. (Picture source: D. Chemisana); c) Glass ceiling with transparent
BIPV modules (Picture source: Petter Jelle et al, 2012); d) Solar transparent façade“Schott
Ibérica'' in Barcelona, Spain (Picture source: Munari Probst and Roecker, 2012).
1997). Most roof-mounted systems are retrofitted and hence are not fully integrated
into the roof structure but are mounted onto existing roofs (Watt et al., 1999). Fully
integrated BIPV roofing systems must perform the function of a standard roof and
provide water tightness, drainage and insulation. These characteristics could also be
extended to BIST systems.