Residential net-zero energy buildings: Review and perspective

W Wu, HM Skye - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Advancements in residential net-zero energy buildings (NZEBs) could significantly reduce
energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. NZEB design considerations broadly …

A review of performance of zero energy buildings and energy efficiency solutions

L Belussi, B Barozzi, A Bellazzi, L Danza… - Journal of building …, 2019 - Elsevier
The enhancement of energy performance of buildings has become a pillar of energy
policies. The main target is the cut of energy consumption to reduce buildings footprint. This …

Advances toward a net-zero global building sector

D Ürge-Vorsatz, R Khosla, R Bernhardt… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The building sector is responsible for 39% of process-related greenhouse gas emissions
globally, making net-or nearly-zero energy buildings pivotal for reaching climate neutrality …

Sustainable building climate control with renewable energy sources using nonlinear model predictive control

WH Chen, F You - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable energy sources are promising solutions for reducing carbon footprint and
environmental impacts within the building sectors. Reducing energy consumption while …

[HTML][HTML] A review on zero energy buildings–Pros and cons

T Wilberforce, AG Olabi, ET Sayed, K Elsaid… - Energy and Built …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enhancing the energy efficiency of structures has been a staple of energy policies. The key
goal is to slash electricity usage in order to minimize the footprint of houses. This goal is …

[HTML][HTML] Achieving zero-energy building performance with thermal and visual comfort enhancement through optimization of fenestration, envelope, shading device …

M Rabani, HB Madessa, N Nord - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Building retrofitting towards nearly zero energy building (nZEB) with comfortable visual and
thermal conditions, requires a comprehensive parametric analysis of building retrofit …

IEA EBC annex 67 energy flexible buildings

SØ Jensen, A Marszal-Pomianowska, R Lollini… - Energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The increasing global energy demand, the foreseen reduction of available fossil fuels and
the increasing evidence off global warming during the last decades have generated a high …

Review of control strategies for improving the energy flexibility provided by heat pump systems in buildings

TQ Péan, J Salom, R Costa-Castelló - Journal of Process Control, 2019 - Elsevier
The present work constitutes a review of the existing literature on supervisory control for
improving the energy flexibility provided by heat pumps in buildings. A distinction was drawn …

[HTML][HTML] Plus energy building: Operational definition and assessment

AAW Hawila, R Pernetti, C Pozza, A Belleri - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Considering the amount of existing buildings, decarbonizing the building stock requires new
buildings designed to reach the highest performance. The nearly-Zero Energy Buildings …

Bibliometric analysis of zero energy building research, challenges and solutions

YS Agbodjan, J Wang, Y Cui, Z Liu, Z Luo - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Zero Energy Building (ZEB) is gaining more attention as a solution to significantly
mitigate the environment concerns. However, a bibliometric analysis of the topic, a very …