TY - CHAP A1 - Aelenei, Laura A1 - Aelenei, Daniel A1 - Gonçalves, Helder A1 - Lollini, Roberto A1 - Musall, Eike A1 - Scognamiglio, Alessandra A1 - Cubi, Eduard A1 - Noguchi, Masa ED - Noguchi, Masa T1 - Design Issues for Net Zero-Energy Buildings T2 - ZEMCH 2012 International Conference Proceedings N2 - Net Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEBs) have received increased attention in recent years as a result of constant concerns for energy supply constraints, decreasing energy resources, increasing energy costs and rising impact of greenhouse gases on world climate. Promoting whole, building strategies that employ passive measures with energy efficient systems and technologies using renewable energy, became a European political strategy since the publication of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive recast in May 2010 by the European Parliament and Council. Designing successful NZEBs however, represents a challenge since the definitions are yet generic assessment method and monitoring approach are under development and the literature is relatively scarce about the best sets of solutions for different typologies and climates likely to deliver an actual and reliable performance in terms of energy balance (consumed vs generated) on a cost-effective basis. Beside this, the lessons learned from already built NZEBs examples are relatively scarce. The authors of this paper, who are participants in the IEA SHC Task 40-ECBCS Annex 52, “Towards Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings”, are willing to share insights from on-going research work on some best practice leading NZEBs residential buildings. Although there is no standard approach for designing a Net Zero-Energy Building (there are many different possible combinations of passive and efficient active measures, utility equipment and on-site energy generation technologies able to achieve the net-zero energy performance), a close examination of the chosen strategies and the relative performance indicators of the selected case studies reveal that it is possible to achieve zero-energy performance using well known strategies adjusted accordingly to balance climate driven-demand for space heating/cooling, lighting, ventilation and others energy uses with climate-driven supply from renewable energy resources. KW - Querschnittsauswertung Y1 - 2012 UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277243113_Design_issues_for_net_zero-energy_buildings SN - 978-0-9574189-0-5 SP - 37 EP - 48 PB - ZEMCH Network CY - Glasgow ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Aelenei, Daniel A1 - Aelenei, Laura A1 - Musall, Eike A1 - Cubi, Eduard A1 - Ayoub, Joseph A1 - Belleri, Annamaria T1 - Design Strategies for Non-Residential Zero-Energy Buildings T2 - Clima 2013.Proceedings of CLIMA 2013 - The 11th REHVA World Congress and the 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings KW - Querschnittsauswertung Y1 - 2013 UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260095141_DESIGN_STRATEGIES_FOR_NON-RESIDENTIAL_ZERO_-_ENERGY_BUILDINGS_-_Lessons_learned_from_Task_40Annex_52_Towards_Net_Zero_-_Energy_Solar_Buildings SN - 978-80-260-4001-9 SP - 5414 EP - 5423 PB - Society of Environmental Engineering CY - Prag ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Aelenei, Laura A1 - Musall, Eike ED - Gardes, François ED - Ayoub, Josef ED - Aelenei, Daniel ED - Aelenei, Laura ED - Scognamiglio, Alessandra T1 - Net zero energy building design fundamentals T2 - Solution sets for net zero energy buildings KW - Energiebewusstes Bauen KW - Nullenergiehaus KW - Passivhaus KW - Nachhaltigkeit KW - Energieeffizienz KW - Niedrigenergiehaus Y1 - 2017 SN - 9783433604663 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/9783433604663.ch2 SP - 7 EP - 38 PB - Ernst & Sohn CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Aelenei, Laura A1 - Musall, Eike ED - Gardes, François ED - Ayoub, Josef ED - Aelenei, Daniel ED - Aelenei, Laura ED - Scognamiglio, Alessandra T1 - Net ZEB case study buildings, measures and solution sets T2 - Solution sets for net zero energy buildings KW - Energiebewusstes Bauen KW - Nullenergiehaus KW - Energieeffizienz KW - Nachhaltigkeit KW - Niedrigenergiehaus KW - Passivhaus Y1 - 2017 SN - 9783433604663 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/9783433604663.ch3 SP - 39 EP - 102 PB - Ernst & Sohn CY - Berlin ER -