Design, Optimization, and Modelling Issues of Net-Zero Energy Solar Buildings
(2010) EuroSun 2010 — Vol. 1, n° 1 (2010)
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- The design of net-zero energy solar buildings (NZESBs) presents a challenge because there is no established design strategy to systematically reach this goal and many of the available building energy tools have limited applicability for such advanced buildings. This paper reviews current design practice and tools for designing NZESBs through a literature review and a survey. It also discusses modelling issues and presents the procedure used in several redesign and optimization case studies of existing NZESBs that Subtask B (STB) of the IEA SHC Task 40/ECBCS Annex 52 project “Towards Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings” is performing. The case studies will identify gaps in existing tools and help develop strategies for the use of design tools in establishing near optimal NZESB designs.
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Dept of Building, Civil, and Env. Eng., Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3G 2W1 Dept of Building, Civil, and Env. Eng., Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3G 2W1 Commercial Buildings Group, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1617 Cole Blvd. MS 5202, Golden, CO 80401 Commercial Buildings Group, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1617 Cole Blvd. MS 5202, Golden, CO 80401 Dipartimento di Ricerche Energetiche ed Ambientali, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy Dipartimento di Ricerche Energetiche ed Ambientali, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy Sustainable Building Research Group, KaHo Sint-Lieven University College, Gebr. Desmetstraat 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium Sustainable Building Research Group, KaHo Sint-Lieven University College, Gebr. Desmetstraat 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada, 1615 Lionel-Boulet Blvd., Varennes, QC, J3X 1S6 CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada, 1615 Lionel-Boulet Blvd., Varennes, QC, J3X 1S6 Department of Building physics and Simulation Sorane S.A , 139 Rue du Dauphiné, Lyon, France, 69003 Department of Building physics and Simulation Sorane S.A , 139 Rue du Dauphiné, Lyon, France, 69003 Politecnico di Milano - Dipartimento BEST, Via G. Ponzio, 32 - 20133 - Milano – Italia Politecnico di Milano - Dipartimento BEST, Via G. Ponzio, 32 - 20133 - Milano – Italia
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Athienitis, A., Torcellini, P., Hirsch, A., O’Brien, W., Cellura, M., Klein, R., Delisle, V., Attia, S. G. M., Bourdoukan, P., Carlucci, S., & Carlucci, S. (2010). Design, Optimization, and Modelling Issues of Net-Zero Energy Solar Buildings. EuroSun 2010, 1(1). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/209954 (Original work published 2010)