A review of Net Zero Energy Buildings with reflections on the Australian context

L Wells, B Rismanchi, L Aye - Energy and buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract A Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB) is a term, subject to ambiguity, that could be
used to describe a building with characteristics such as equal energy generation to usage …

Review of zero energy building concept-definition and developments in Latin America: A framework definition for application in Panama

M Chen Austin, K Chung-Camargo, D Mora - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, European countries have developed concepts, definitions, and
construction technologies for Zero Energy Building (ZEB) that are effective and correspond …

Integration of life cycle cost analysis and energy simulation for building energy-efficient strategies assessment

A Hajare, E Elwakil - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
The residential building sector is very energy-intensive. With population growth and a rise in
the number of homeowners, the effect is bound to worsen. A wave of green and sustainable …

Net-zero exergoeconomic and exergoenvironmental building as new concepts for developing sustainable built environments

MM Ahmadi, A Keyhani, SA Kalogirou, SS Lam… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The net-zero energy building concept has gained increasing popularity in recent years to
reduce energy consumption and attain a balanced energy budget in buildings over a year …

A hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Monte Carlo simulation approach to predict hourly energy consumption and generation by a cluster of Net Zero Energy Buildings

S Garshasbi, J Kurnitski, Y Mohammadi - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Employing a hybrid Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Monte Carlo (MC) simulation
approach, energy consumption and renewable energy generation in a cluster of Net Zero …

Toward the complete self-sufficiency of an NZEBS microgrid by photovoltaic generators and heat pumps: Methods and applications

F Spertino, A Ciocia, P Di Leo, S Fichera… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a multidisciplinary procedure to correctly design a microgrid of all-
electric nearly zero energy buildings (nZEBs) from both electrical and thermal points of view …

Towards sustainable net-zero districts using the extended exergy accounting concept

MM Ahmadi, A Keyhani, MA Rosen, SS Lam, J Pan… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The net-zero energy concept has attracted increasing attention to facilitate the development
of sustainable built environments. Despite promising progress, there is no comprehensive …

Nuevas estrategias para un plan de uso eficiente de la energía eléctrica

JC Hernández, ÁD Pinto, JA González… - Ciencia, docencia y …, 2017 - SciELO Argentina
Ante los reales problemas causados por el consumo cada vez mayor de energía eléctrica,
el estado inadecuado de los segmentos que conforman la red eléctrica y el impacto …

Do the numbers stack up? Lessons from a zero carbon housing estate

S Berry, D Whaley, K Davidson, W Saman - Renewable Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Many countries are searching for ways to reduce the energy and carbon impact of housing.
The terms net zero-energy home and net zero-carbon home have entered the policy lexicon …

Assessment of technical and economical viability for large-scale conversion of single family residential buildings into zero energy buildings in Brazil: Climatic and …

M Pacheco, R Lamberts - Energy Policy, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the viability of converting single-family residential buildings in Brazil
into zero energy buildings (ZEBs). The European Union and the United States aim ZEBs …