Net Zero Energy Residential Building Case Studies

• Author(s): Aelenei, Laura ; Ayoub, Josef ; Aelenei, Daniel
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/1587
• Origin: Repositório do LNEG
• Subject(s): Eficiência energética; Edifício Residencial; Edifício Energia Zero
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

A number of International Energy Agency (IEA) member countries have adopted a vision of so-called "net zero energy buildings" (NZEBs) as long-term goals of their energy policies. However, what has been missing is a clear definition and international agreement on the mesures of building performence that could inform "zero energy" building policies, programmes and industry adoption worldwide.