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It is generally expected that in the future, photovoltaics will be able to contribute substantially to the mainstream power production, and that through their widespread commercialization, Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) systems will become the backbone of the zero energy building (ZEB) European target for 2020 [1]. An outlook on the BIPV market estimated the worldwide installed BIPV capacity during 2016 to nearly 2 GW, confirming the growing trend, increasing by 12.6% compared to 2015, when 1.78 GW were installed [2]. But the integration of BIPV is still going slow, which is unfortunate considering its potential. Despite technical promise, there is a notable disparity between the progress made in terms of the technology and the knowledge and skills of the professionals (architects, engineers, designers, planners) who are ultimately responsible for the integration of BIPV systems. This paper presents the results of the Dem4BIPV project, which has been designed to develop master-level courseware on BIPV for various European academic institutes. The structure of the lectures, the ideas behind practical assignments and on potential exam questions will be presented. Furthermore, a conceptual framework of the curriculum's content will be presented. The goal of the project is to develop 40 ECTS master-curriculum focusing on BIPV. 2476 2479

The subject of this research program was to investigate the behaviour of a unique hybrid bridge girder under various types of loading. The hybrid girder was made up of a reinforced concrete web with steel flange plates connected to the top and bottom using steel headed shear studs. This system is known under its commercial name as "COMPO-GIRDER.™" The research program was divided in two phases. In Phase I, 20 half-scale elements were tested under shear dominated loading in a special element tester (Adebar, 1991). The objective was to investigate the interaction of horizontal and vertical shear strengths. Numerous shear failure modes were observed during the tests. The measured shear strengths were compared with the predicted shear capacities using the design provisions in the CAN/CSA-S6-88 code and the draft CHBDC code. The comparisons indicated that the code design provisions were appropriate for both the horizontal and vertical shear design of the hybrid girder elements. One full-scale bridge specimen was tested in Phase II and consisted of a hybrid girder with concrete deck panels compositely attached to it. The simply supported bridge specimen was subjected to two equal point loads at the third points. The behaviour of the test specimen was studied under service loads and increasing load until failure. Many aspects of the bridge test specimen behaviour were investigated. Perhaps the most important one was the extent of cracking in the girder under service loads. Crack widths measured at the service load level were found to meet the CEB-FJP code limits for a "Moderate" environment and the BS 5400 limits for a "Severe" environment.