Less could be more: architectural integration of active solar systems in existing urban centres

This paper investigates the different possibilities of architectural integration of active solar systems on the facades and roofs of existing buildings, as well as in the urban open spaces of urban centres of countries such as Greece and Cyprus. It includes the presentation of the various possibilities of architectural integration of active solar systems and an analysis of the benefits and the difficulties caused by the particularities of the urban fabric and of the buildings that define it. (7 pages)