Overview and future challenges of nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB) design in Southern Europe [PDF]
Energy and Buildings, 2017 In times of great transition of the European construction sector to energy efficient and nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB), a market observation containing qualitative and quantitative indications should help to fill out some of the current gaps ...
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Concept of net zero energy buildings (NZEB) - A literature review
Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2022 -: Buildings are a major primary energy consumer in the world energy sector, with a value of about 40% of total energy consumption. The absence of traditional sources of energy currently promotes the development of Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs).
Suprava Chakraborty, Elangovan D
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Evaluating Design Strategies for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings in the Middle East and North Africa Regions [PDF]
Designs, 2018 There is international pressure for countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which are blamed as the main cause of climate change. The countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region heavily rely on fossil fuel as the main energy source ...
Yahya Wisam Al-Saeed, Abdullahi Ahmed
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Developments in the Built Environment, 2020 The European energy policies introduced the Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB) objective (Directive, 2010/31/EU and 2018/844/UE) to stimulate the energy transition of the construction sector.
Anna Magrini, Giorgia Lentini
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Impact of office tenants’ electricity use on the cost-optimal solutions in a cold climate [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 The buildings’ energy performance requirements in Estonia are based on cost-optimality analysis according to the EPBD and pre-defined building performance simulation (BPS) input data from EN 16798-1:2019.
Kuivjõgi Helena +3 more
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Standardization of green building technologies: Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (nZEB) [PDF]
Tehnika, 2021 European legislation EPBD [1] (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive) makes nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (nZEBs) a standard by 2020. The technology is already available and proven; however, the large-scale uptake of nZEB construction and renovation ...
Milović Igor N.
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Identification and improvement of critical joints in CLT construction without weather protection [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 Wetting of timber structures during erection can have a harmful effect on their durability and could lead to adverse health effects. The probability of dampness related problems is very high when timber is exposed to free water. However, it is not always
Kalbe Kristo, Kukk Villu, Kalamees Targo
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Moisture dry-out from steel faced insulated sandwich panels [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 This study analyses moisture dry-out from a steel faced insulated sandwich panel. Three test walls, with lower parts close to the free water level, were studied in a laboratory under different climatic conditions to measure their dry-out capacity and to ...
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Danish, Estonian and Finnish NZEB requirements comparison with European Commission recommendations for office buildings in Nordic and Oceanic climates [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2022 Direct comparison of building energy performance levels between countries is usually not possible due to differences in climatic conditions, calculation methods, primary energy (PE) factors and input data.
Simson Raimo +4 more
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A new method to estimate point thermal transmittance based on combined two-dimensional heat flow calculation [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 A well-insulated, airtight and thermal bridge free building envelope is a key factor for nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB). However, increased insulation thickness and minimized air leakages increase the effect of thermal bridges on overall energy ...
Hallik Jaanus, Kalamees Targo
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