Biloria, Nimish and Abdollahzadeh, Nastaran Energy-Efficient Retrofit Measures to Achieve Nearly Zero Energy Buildings. IntechOpen.
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Abstract
Considering the 2021 IPCC report that justly attributes our deteriorating climatic condition to human doing, the need to develop nearly zero energy building (nZEB) practices is gaining urgency. However, rather than the typical focus on developing greenfield net-zero initiatives, retrofitting underperforming buildings could create significant scale climate positive impacts faster. The chapter accordingly discusses energy-efficient retrofitting methods under three categorical sectors—visual comfort (daylight-based zoning, shadings); thermal comfort and ventilation (solar radiationbased zoning, central atrium plus interior openings, insulation, and window replacement); energy consumption (efficient lighting system, and controllers, material and HVAC system optimization, PV panels as the renewable energy source). This chapter further substantiates these theoretical underpinnings with an implemented design scheme—an educational building within a cold semiarid climatic condition—to showcase the on-ground impact of these retrofitting strategies in reducing the energy used for heating and cooling and lighting purposes.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | architectureenergy; retrofitenvironmental; qualitynZEB; design methodsenergy; optimization; |
| Subjects: | English > Climate Change Adaptation |
| Depositing User: | Susanna Carlsten |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Apr 2022 07:26 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Apr 2022 07:26 |
| URI: | http://eprints.sparaochbevara.se/id/eprint/1117 |
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