scholarly journals Net Zero Energy Buildings and Low Carbon Emission, a Case of Study of Madagascar Island

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Modeste Kameni Nematchoua ◽  
Sigrid Reiter
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Carbon Reduction ◽  
Net Zero Energy ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Insulation Thickness ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Local Materials

The buildings respecting the concept “Net Zero energy” are becoming more and more flowering in the world these last years. The main goal of this research is to evaluate the different possibilities of implementation of buildings with Net zero energy and low environmental impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa. The proposed building is 80% made of local materials with low carbon emissions and especially at lower cost. The optimization and modeling of the building is carried out by the Design Builder software, which is a world-renowned software in the field of optimization of comfort, cost, carbon reduction, etc. By fixing the insulation thickness up to 11 cm, cooling and heating energy are found equal to zero during the different operating seasons in this residential building. The results show that the optimal solution to consider a net zero energy building in Antananarivo city requires an additional expense estimated at 40% of the cost of buildings more conventional encountered in the island. This will save $475 each year starting in 2030, with 99% reduction in the CO2 release. The choice of local materials with low conductivity, low emissions, and low cost, has a significant impact on the implementation of a sustainable building, and more adapted to climate change concept.

Low Cost Electrochromic Film on Plastic for Net-Zero Energy Buildings

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Berland ◽  
◽  
D. Kershner ◽  
N. Gomez ◽  
P. Swanson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Net Zero Energy ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Net Zero Energy Buildings ◽  
Zero Energy Buildings

scholarly journals Zero Energy Buildings - With Special Reference to NZEBs in Kashmir, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
Er Irtiza Khurshid ◽  
Zeeshan Altaf Beg ◽  
Abrar Fayaz Aga ◽  
Najmu Saqib Tantray ◽  
Umair Iqbal Mughal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Net Zero Energy ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Net Zero Energy Buildings ◽  
Zero Energy Buildings

Amid the modern-day fluctuating energy prices, the impact on the climate and the statistics regarding the energy consumption, buildings are the main consumers in India. If the energy efficient methodologies are brought into the design procedures, the buildings so constructed will be future ready and highly efficient. The existing buildings will thus be a thing of the past and energy producing and low carbon footprint producing buildings will be achieved. Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) are the buildings that will shape the futuristic societies and help us achieve what was previously thought to be impossible. These NZEBs will be the saviours of the environment and will represent the future of humanity. The NZEBs are all about the interconnectivity of the man made environment and the ecosystem. With the future of the resources getting diminished day by day, the modern buildings need to be energy efficient as well as energy producing. In a NZEB, the total energy that is consumed is equal or sometimes less than the energy generated by renewable energy technologies installed on site. Multiple strategies are placed in to make the NZEB very efficient. In this paper, we tend to discuss the necessary arrangements that need to be deployed in Net Zero Energy Buildings in the Kashmir division of the UT of Jammu & Kashmir, India.

Intelligent building development and LabView-based modelling of a net zero-energy strategy

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cs. Szász
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Balance Performance ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Intelligent Building ◽  
Labview Software ◽  
Net Zero Energy ◽  
Net Zero Energy Building ◽  
Net Zero

The paper presents an intelligent building (IB) development strategy emphasizing the locally available non-polluting renewable energy resources utilization. Considering the immense complexity of the topic, the implementation strategy of the main energy-flow processes is unfolded, using the net zero-energy building concept (NZEB). Noticeably, in the first research steps the mathematical background of the considered NZEB strategy has been developed and presented. Then careful LabView software-based simulations prove that the adopted strategy is feasible for implementation. The result of the above mentioned research efforts is a set of powerful and versatile software toolkits well suitable to model and simulate complex heating, ventilation and air-conditioning processes and to perform energy balance performance evaluations. Besides the elaborated mathematical models, concrete software implementation examples and measurement data also is provided in the paper. Finally, the proposed original models offer a feasible solution for future developments and research in NZEB applications modelling and simulation purposes.

Proceedings of the ERDC-CERL Net Zero Energy (NZE) Installation and Deployed Bases Workshop Held in Colorado Springs, CO. on 3-4 Feb 2009

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl A. Feickert ◽  
Thomas J. Hartranft ◽  
Franklin H. Holcomb ◽  
John L. Vavrin ◽  
Alexander M. Zhivov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zero Energy ◽  
Colorado Springs ◽  
Net Zero Energy ◽  
Net Zero
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