Energy-Efficient Retrofit Measures to Achieve Nearly Zero Energy Buildings

Biloria, NM; Abdollahzadeh, N

Energy-Efficient Retrofit Measures to Achieve Nearly Zero Energy Buildings

Biloria, NM Abdollahzadeh, N

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Citation:: Zero Energy Buildings, 2022
Issue Date:: 2022-01-05

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dc.contributor.author	Biloria, NM
dc.contributor.author	Abdollahzadeh, N
dc.contributor.editor	Bienvenido-Huertas, JD
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-28T09:12:18Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-28T09:12:18Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-05
dc.identifier.citation	Zero Energy Buildings, 2022
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/153762
dc.description.abstract	Considering the 2021 IPCC report that justly attributes our deteriorating climatic condition to human doing, the need to develop nearly zero energy building (nZEB) practices is gaining urgency. However, rather than the typical focus on developing greenfield net-zero initiatives, retrofitting underperforming buildings could create significant scale climate positive impacts faster. The chapter accordingly discusses energy-efficient retrofitting methods under three categorical sectors—visual comfort (daylight-based zoning, shadings); thermal comfort and ventilation (solar radiation-based zoning, central atrium plus interior openings, insulation, and window replacement); energy consumption (efficient lighting system, and controllers, material and HVAC system optimization, PV panels as the renewable energy source). This chapter further substantiates these theoretical underpinnings with an implemented design scheme—an educational building within a cold semiarid climatic condition—to showcase the on-ground impact of these retrofitting strategies in reducing the energy used for heating and cooling and lighting purposes.
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dc.publisher	IntechOpen
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dc.title	Energy-Efficient Retrofit Measures to Achieve Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
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Abstract:

Considering the 2021 IPCC report that justly attributes our deteriorating climatic condition to human doing, the need to develop nearly zero energy building (nZEB) practices is gaining urgency. However, rather than the typical focus on developing greenfield net-zero initiatives, retrofitting underperforming buildings could create significant scale climate positive impacts faster. The chapter accordingly discusses energy-efficient retrofitting methods under three categorical sectors—visual comfort (daylight-based zoning, shadings); thermal comfort and ventilation (solar radiation-based zoning, central atrium plus interior openings, insulation, and window replacement); energy consumption (efficient lighting system, and controllers, material and HVAC system optimization, PV panels as the renewable energy source). This chapter further substantiates these theoretical underpinnings with an implemented design scheme—an educational building within a cold semiarid climatic condition—to showcase the on-ground impact of these retrofitting strategies in reducing the energy used for heating and cooling and lighting purposes.

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