From Low Energy to Net Zero-Energy Buildings: Status and Perspectives
- “Net Zero-Energy Building” has become a popular catchphrase to describe the synergy between energy-efficient building and renewable energy utilisation to achieve a balanced energy budget over an annual cycle. Taking into account the energy exchange with a grid overcomes the limitations of energy-autonomous buildings with the need for seasonal energy storage on-site. Although the expression, “Net Zero-Energy Building,” appears in many energy policy documents, a harmonised definition or a standardised balancing method is still lacking. This paper reports on the background and the various effects influencing the energy balance approach. After discussing the national energy code framework in Germany, a harmonised terminology and balancing procedure is proposed. The procedure takes not only the energy balance but also energy efficiency and load matching into account.
Author: | Karsten Voss, Eike MusallORCiD, Markus Lichtmeß |
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open access: | Bronze - frei zugänglich aber ohne Lizenzhinweis, d.h. keine Weitergabe |
Fachbereich/Einrichtung: | Hochschule Düsseldorf / Fachbereich - Architektur |
Document Type: | Article |
Year of Completion: | 2011 |
Language of Publication: | English |
Publisher: | College Publishing |
Parent Title (English): | Journal of Green Building |
Volume: | 6 |
Issue: | 1 |
First Page: | 46 |
Last Page: | 57 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3992/jgb.6.1.46 |
Tag: | Eigene Methodik |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 7 Künste und Unterhaltung / 72 Architektur / 720 Architektur |
Licence (German): | keine Lizenz - nur Metadaten |
Release Date: | 2019/09/06 |