Task 63 Solar Neighborhood Planning Planning for onsite solar thermal and solar PV in the neighborhood design process
Task 51 Solar Energy in Urban Planning Task 51 is designed to provide support to urban planners, authorities and architects to achieve urban areas and eventually whole cities with architecturally integrated solar energy solutions.
16 MAY 2024 ENGAGED – a multi-stage framework for participatory urban planning Stakeholder engagement is a hot topic in the discussion about positive energy communities or districts. Some understand it as simply informing citizens... read more
22 DEC 2023 Task 63: 10 Questions on Solar Neighborhood Planning and Design Strategies 10 key questions, 12 authors, and 2 years of drafting time led to a comprehensive paper on planning and design strategies for solar neighborhoods published... read more
24 NOV 2023 Interdisciplinary author team answers ten questions concerning planning and design strategies for solar neighborhoods 10 key questions, 12 authors and two years of drafting time led to a comprehensive paper on planning and design strategies for solar neighborhoods, which... read more
06 APR 2023 International seminar on solar and daylight planning in urban environments Within the framework of IEA SHC Task 63 Solar Neighborhood Planning, NTNU and Multiconsult, Norway, arranged an international seminar on solar and daylight... read more
24 MAR 2023 Paving the way for solar access in Sweden and Norway How can urban planners secure the right to light and the right to solar access when densifying urban areas? read more
17 JAN 2023 How planners use tools to assess solar potential in neighborhoods Digital tools play an increasingly important role in urban planning. Researchers from the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme have cooperated on solar... read more
02 SEP 2022 Solar Neighborhoods - Strategies and Application Case Studies The University of Calgary’s School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape (SAPL) is inviting industry, policy makers, partners, faculty, students, and... read more
20 DEC 2021 Taking Solar Neighborhood Tools to the Classroom Solar neighborhoods are a piece in the puzzle in achieving net-zero energy districts and low-carbon cities. This is why the IEA SHC Task 63: Solar... read more