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From Nearly Zero Energy to Carbon-Neutral: Case Study of a Hospitality Building

Applied Sciences, 2021
In recent years, many cities around the world have pledged to upgrade their building stocks to carbon-neutral. However, the literature does not yet provide a shared definition of carbon-neutral building (CNB), and the assessment objectives and ...
Francesco Causone, Anita Tatti, Andrea Alongi   +2 more
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Settlement scale analysis approach to reach nearly zero energy communities [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2019
Looking at the recent developments, the European Union (EU) aims to become a zero carbon community. For the building sector, Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) was recast in 2010 introducing the definition of the nearly zero energy building
Kalaycıoğlu Ece, Yılmaz Ayşe Zerrin
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Feasibility Analysis of Nearly Zero-Energy Building Design Oriented to the Optimization of Thermal Performance Parameters

Buildings, 2023
The effective control and reduction of building energy consumption are major global focuses. The building sector is responsible for over 40% of all direct and indirect CO2 emissions.
Xiaolong Xu, Suyun Yu, Haitao Sheng, Qingqing Li, Songyuan Ni   +4 more
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Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB) [PDF]

, 2022
Reducing the impact of climate change is one of the main challenges of today’s society. As such, it is necessary to reduce the high energy consumption that comes with constructing and using buildings. Current energy policies are promoting decarbonization

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Assessment of construction cost reduction of nearly zero energy dwellings in a life cycle perspective [PDF]

, 2019
Concerning Nearly Zero Energy Buildings, it is important to guarantee energy efficiency, thermal comfort and indoor environmental quality, while keeping construction and operational costs low.
Mattoni, B., Zinz, i. M.
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Solar Facade Module for Nearly Zero Energy Building. Extended Test Period

Environmental and Climate Technologies, 2020
The study presented in this paper is a continued research of preceding tests of small-scale passive solar wall module to explore 1) the behaviour of solar wall module in various setups for an extended 48-hour period of time, and 2) the performance of ...
Mols Toms, Vanaga Ruta, Blumberga Andra
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Reduction of the Energy Demand With Passive Approaches in Multifamily Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings Under Different Climate Conditions

Frontiers in Energy Research, 2020
Nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEBs) will be the standard in Europe in the future. How nZEBs are defined and therefore designed varies amongst Europe due to different national definitions/legislations. Furthermore, finding the optimal building design and
Essam Elnagar, Essam Elnagar, Benjamin Köhler   +2 more
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Solar Facade Module for Nearly Zero Energy Building. Optimization Strategies

Environmental and Climate Technologies, 2019
The study presented in this paper is a continuation of small-scale passive solar wall module testing to evaluate: 1) the impact of phase change material embedded in building envelope on indoor air temperature in comparison to reference wall insulated ...
Sirmelis Raivis, Vanaga Ruta, Freimanis Ritvars, Blumberga Andra   +3 more
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Discussion of Optimized Operation of a nearly Zero Energy Building’s Energy System in China [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2019
A nearly zero energy office building was established in north China as a demonstration project to explore the nearly zero energy building’s technical system in China.
Li H., Yu Z., Wu J., Xu W., Zhang S.
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Exploring the potential of nearly zero energy retrofitting for generic office buildings in Cairo, Egypt

Energy Reports, 2022
Energy consumption of the buildings sector has increased dramatically over the past decade. In Egypt, existing buildings consume 60% of electrical energy.
M. Hamza, S. Alsaadani, M. Fahmy
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