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Type

chapter

Titre

Energy-efficient retrofit measures to achieve nearly zero energy buildings

Langues

English

Auteurs

Abdollahzadeh, Nastaran / Biloria, Nimish

Éditeurs

Bienvenido-Huertas, David

Lieu de publication

London

Pays de publication

United Kingdom

Maison d'édition

IntechOpen

Date

05/01/2022

Pages

18 p.

Titre de la source

Nearly zero energy building (NZEB) : materials, design and new approaches

ISBN

978-1-80355-313-9
978-1-80355-312-2 [print]
978-1-80355-314-6 [PDF]

Mots-clés

retrofitting / energy efficiency / thermal efficiency / climate control / ventilation / building techniques / case studies / models

Pays mentionnés

Iran

Résumé en anglais

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 radiation-based 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.

URL

https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/79914

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.101845

Document joint

79914.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution (BY)