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.

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Author:Karsten Voss, Eike MusallORCiDGND, Markus Lichtmeß
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
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