September 11, 2006 - Lawrenceville, NJ, USA:

Energy Photovoltaics, Inc. (EPV), a solar energy products manufacturer in New Jersey has supplied custom-made building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) windows for Philadelphia's “School of the Future," inaugurated on September 7th. Working with the Oldcastle Glass Co. of Moorestown, NJ, EPV fabricated the ninety-three partially transparent photovoltaic insulated windows installed in the school. The BIPV windows will produce electricity from sunlight while allowing light to enter the building. The “School of the Future” is designed as a green building that would meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification for energy conservation and renewable energy production.

James F. Groelinger, the CEO of EPV, was present at the inauguration ceremony and noted, "'The School of the Future' will demonstrate that the sun's energy can be harnessed to produce clean renewable energy while functioning as a visible part of the building from both the inside and outside. Photovoltaics can transform a building envelope into a green building by replacing conventional components with renewable energy producing devices. This innovative school sends a message that many of our future schools – and buildings – can be built with building-integrated photovoltaics, an important new technology, without foregoing function or aesthetics." “School of the Future” learners will be educated in a building that optimizes day lighting, includes renewable energy, and minimizes impact on natural resources.

BIPV products are becoming more and more highly regarded as a key ingredient in green building design and are in increasing demand by architects throughout the world. “School of the Future” is the latest in a series of BIPV projects for Energy Photovoltaics, which also supplied custom BIPV modules for the well-known Four Times Square office tower in Manhattan, one of the first highly-visible energy efficient buildings on the east coast. More recently, EPV supplied custom BIPV modules for a residential building in New York City, where the partially transparent modules were integrated into apartment balconies. EPV's thin-film photovoltaic technology is uniquely suited for building-integrated applications, particularly window openings. The ability to impart transparency to the solar module provides wide architectural flexibility by allowing light into the building while still creating solar electricity.

“School of the Future," the result of a collaboration between Microsoft and the Philadelphia School District , was designed by The Prisco Group of New Jersey.  It is a unique 800-student high school that incorporates best practices of technology and green building design for improved instruction. Included in the school's design and philosophy are a number of sustainable design elements such as the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), a green roof, and a rain-water catchment system, all of which are built-in teaching tools. As components in an educational platform premised on innovative technology, the BIPV windows will teach students how solar electricity is produced and how architecture can be designed to be environmentally friendly and energy efficient.

EPV, a thin-film solar energy technology developer and a manufacturer of thin-film photovoltaic modules and products, is located near Princeton, New Jersey, USA . In addition to selling photovoltaic products throughout the world, EPV designs and builds thin-film photovoltaic product manufacturing systems.