The share of embodied energy within the total life cycle of a building is expected to increase
and become more significant as low energy and net-zero energy buildings become the …

Buildings are responsible for 36% of CO 2 emissions in the United States and will thus be
integral to climate change mitigation; yet, no studies have comprehensively assessed the …

The report gives a Literature Review of Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB) Definitions. It all
startede when the consequences of the oil crisis became noticeable and the issue of the …

Stakeholders are concerned with increasing the sustainability of their existing buildings from
social, environmental, economic, and technical perspectives. Several studies indicate that …

Although the installation of photovoltaic systems on roofs is a successful investment, rooftop
space availability has been identified as a significant limiting factor in achieving zero-energy …

The following article was published in ASHRAE Journal, September 2006.© Copyright 2006
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. It is …

Projecting the long-term trends in energy demand is an increasingly complex endeavor due
to the uncertain emerging changes in factors such as climate and policy. The existing energy …

In this paper, a hybrid renewable power plant with a storage system is designed. The
benefits of sizing and energy management are assessed for a commercial building under …

Residential consumers in the US have demonstrated a growing interest in rooftop
photovoltaic (PV) systems, resulting in increased adoption over the last decade. However …

This paper proposes a new methodology for determining the geometrical parameters and
the optimal distribution of small-scale linear Fresnel reflectors on flat roofs of urban …