Natural ventilation systems to enhance sustainability in buildings: a review towards zero energy buildings in schools

In the current century, a suitable strategy is concerned for optimal consumption of energy, due to limited natural resources and fossil fuels for moving towards sustainable development and environmental protection. Given the rising cost of energy, environmental pollution and the end of fossil fuels, zero-energy buildings became a popular option in today's world. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the design of zero-energy buildings, in order to reduce energy consumption and increase productivity, including plan form, climatic characteristics, materials, coverage etc. The present study collects the features of zero-energy building in Isfahan, which is based on the Emberger Climate View in the arid climate, by examining the books and related writings, field observations and using a descriptive method, in the form of qualitative studies. The results of the research showed that some actions are needed to save energy and, in general, less consumption of renewable energy by considering the climate and the use of natural conditions.

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Supervisory Control of Loads and Energy Storage in Next-Generation Zero Energy Buildings

10.2172/1325932 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Feitau Kung ◽

Stephen Frank ◽

Jennifer Scheib ◽

Willy Bernal Heredia ◽

Shanti Pless

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Supervisory Control ◽

Next Generation ◽

Zero Energy ◽

Zero Energy Buildings

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Contribution of energy storage to the transition from net zero to zero energy buildings

Energy and Buildings ◽

10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110751 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 236 ◽

pp. 110751

Author(s):

Sašo Medved ◽

Suzana Domjan ◽

Ciril Arkar

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Zero Energy ◽

Net Zero ◽

Zero Energy Buildings

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Solar Chimney Applications in Buildings

Encyclopedia ◽

10.3390/encyclopedia1020034 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 409-422

Author(s):

Haihua Zhang ◽

Yao Tao ◽

Long Shi

Keyword(s):

Natural Ventilation ◽

Energy System ◽

Assisted Ventilation ◽

Building Envelope ◽

Building Structures ◽

Solar Chimney ◽

Climate Conditions ◽

And Performance ◽

Modern Building ◽

Ventilation Systems

A solar chimney is a renewable energy system used to enhance the natural ventilation in a building based on solar and wind energy. It is one of the most representative solar-assisted passive ventilation systems attached to the building envelope. It performs exceptionally in enhancing natural ventilation and improving thermal comfort under certain climate conditions. The ventilation enhancement of solar chimneys has been widely studied numerically and experimentally. The assessment of solar chimney systems based on buoyancy ventilation relies heavily on the natural environment, experimental environment, and performance prediction methods, bringing great difficulties to quantitative analysis and parameterization research. With the increase in volume and complexity of modern building structures, current studies of solar chimneys have not yet obtained a unified design strategy and corresponding guidance. Meanwhile, combining a solar chimney with other passive ventilation systems has attracted much attention. The solar chimney-based integrated passive-assisted ventilation systems prolong the service life of an independent system and strengthen the ventilation ability for indoor cooling and heating. However, the progress is still slow regarding expanded applications and related research of solar chimneys in large volume and multi-layer buildings, and contradictory conclusions appear due to the inherent complexity of the system.

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A comparison of different DC-DC converters for energy storage management in nearly-Zero Energy Buildings

2020 9th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA) ◽

10.1109/icrera49962.2020.9242686 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Filippo Pellitteri ◽

Maurizio Cellura ◽

Francesco Guarino ◽

Rosario Miceli ◽

Luigi Schirone

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Storage Management ◽

Zero Energy ◽

Zero Energy Buildings

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Proposing Alternative Solutions to Enhance Natural Ventilation Rates in Residential Buildings in the Cfa Climate Zone of Rasht

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13020679 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 679

Author(s):

Roya Aeinehvand ◽

Amiraslan Darvish ◽

Abdollah Baghaei Daemei ◽

Shima Barati ◽

Asma Jamali ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Natural Ventilation ◽

Residential Buildings ◽

Residential Building ◽

Ventilation Rate ◽

Humid Climate ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Passive Strategies ◽

Development Goals ◽

Ventilation Rates ◽

Ventilation Systems

Today, renewable resources and the crucial role of passive strategies in energy efficiency in the building sector toward the sustainable development goals are more indispensable than ever. Natural ventilation has traditionally been considered as one of the most fundamental techniques to decrease energy usage by building dwellers and designers. The main purpose of the present study is to enhance the natural ventilation rates in an existing six-story residential building situated in the humid climate of Rasht during the summertime. On this basis, two types of ventilation systems, the Double-Skin Facade Twin Face System (DSF-TFS) and Single-Sided Wind Tower (SSWT), were simulated through DesignBuilder version 4.5. Then, two types of additional ventilation systems were proposed in order to accelerate the airflow, including four-sided as well as multi-opening wind towers. The wind foldable directions were at about 45 degrees (northwest to southeast). The simulation results show that SSWT could have a better performance than the aforementioned systems by about 38%. Therefore, the multi-opening system was able to enhance the ventilation rate by approximately 10% during the summertime.

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A review on Zero Energy Buildings – Pros and Cons

Energy and Built Environment ◽

10.1016/j.enbenv.2021.06.002 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tabbi Wilberforce ◽

A.G. Olabi ◽

Enas Taha Sayed ◽

Khaled Elsaid ◽

Hussein M. Maghrabie ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Zero Energy ◽

Pros And Cons ◽

Zero Energy Buildings

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Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings & Buildings Built with Industrialized Technology: The Case of Hungary

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.824.469 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 824 ◽

pp. 469-476

Author(s):

Attila Talamon ◽

Viktória Sugár ◽

Ferenc Pusztai

Keyword(s):

Economic Structure ◽

Financial Resources ◽

Existing Buildings ◽

Ghg Emission ◽

Zero Energy ◽

Building Stock ◽

Central European ◽

The Past ◽

The Eu ◽

Zero Energy Buildings

There is an urgent need nowadays to reduce current levels of GHGs emissions. On the other hand the EU countries are largely dependent on energy imports and are vulnerable to disruption in energy supply which may in turn threaten the functioning of their current economic structure. The EU imported 54% of its energy sources in 2006 and this value was projected to increase even further by 2030. Reducing its import dependency is one of the EU’s main goals of the 20-20 by 2020 target – this legislative package is believed to reduce the expected imports of energy by 26% compared to the development before the 20-20 initiative.One of the most important environmental problems is the energy consumption of the buildings. Current paper shows that buildings built with industrialized technology can deliver large energy and GHG emission reductions at low costs.Only 1-2% part of the building stock is exchanged every year, so it is very important to increase the energy efficiency of the existing buildings, too.Present paper focuses on the buildings built with industrialized technology only, and their potential in nearly zero-energy buildings sector. Up till now the Central European support schemes concentrated most financial resources on buildings built with prefabricated technology. Present paper explains the past and present of the “panel” problem in Hungary with a short outlook to some other countries.

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