User Guide for Hospitals
... guides accompanying them. This guide is specifically for the design and construction of new hospitals. EDGE is an innovation of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. ...
... guides accompanying them. This guide is specifically for the design and construction of new hospitals. EDGE is an innovation of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. ...
Installing Solar Panels on Historic Buildings
... Carolina and beyond. Through its programs and services, the N.C. Solar Center seeks to stabilize energy costs for consumers, stimulate local economies, reduce dependence on foreign fuels, and mitigate the environmental impacts associated with fossil fuels. Established in 1988, the North Carolina Sol ...
... Carolina and beyond. Through its programs and services, the N.C. Solar Center seeks to stabilize energy costs for consumers, stimulate local economies, reduce dependence on foreign fuels, and mitigate the environmental impacts associated with fossil fuels. Established in 1988, the North Carolina Sol ...
2014. Athena Guide To Whole-Building LCA In Green Building
... The Athena Impact Estimator for Building (IE4B) makes LCA accessible for architects, engineers, and other non-LCA experts in design and construction professions. It can model constructed works at any scale (whole-building, building element, construction assembly, building product) and can be used fo ...
... The Athena Impact Estimator for Building (IE4B) makes LCA accessible for architects, engineers, and other non-LCA experts in design and construction professions. It can model constructed works at any scale (whole-building, building element, construction assembly, building product) and can be used fo ...
Energy efficiency`s role in a zero energy building
... generated in the United States is consumed by residential buildings. To reduce the total amount of electricity that need be generated (and therefore, the amount of pollution) governments have invested heavily into energy efficiency research especially in the major power consuming sector of residenti ...
... generated in the United States is consumed by residential buildings. To reduce the total amount of electricity that need be generated (and therefore, the amount of pollution) governments have invested heavily into energy efficiency research especially in the major power consuming sector of residenti ...
Value Case for Sustainable Building in New Zealand [Ministry for the
... 5. The library case study includes a number of materials features which add significantly to the sustainability of the building but which do not have a direct payback to the building owner. These include certified timber, alternative to CCA and LOSP timber treatment, recycled wool acoustic insulatio ...
... 5. The library case study includes a number of materials features which add significantly to the sustainability of the building but which do not have a direct payback to the building owner. These include certified timber, alternative to CCA and LOSP timber treatment, recycled wool acoustic insulatio ...
Building Sustainability Assessment and
... Figure 10 - Maps from the EVALOC project .............................................................................................................................................................. 28 Figure 11 - Organisation of HQE™ audits ......................................................... ...
... Figure 10 - Maps from the EVALOC project .............................................................................................................................................................. 28 Figure 11 - Organisation of HQE™ audits ......................................................... ...
NE-CHPS 2 FINAL - Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
... quality lighting assures that visual tasks are made easier. Students and teachers can hear each other without the distractions of ventilation systems or noise from outside or adjoining spaces. High performance schools take advantage of recent advances in energy efficiency and incorporate heating, co ...
... quality lighting assures that visual tasks are made easier. Students and teachers can hear each other without the distractions of ventilation systems or noise from outside or adjoining spaces. High performance schools take advantage of recent advances in energy efficiency and incorporate heating, co ...
Renovating Existing Buildings
... To renovate the old or build something new? This question confronts many building owners. New construction in a vacant space obviously offers the advantage of building the right real estate to meet demands. Yet does this make sense in densely developed areas? In fact, an existing building offers sub ...
... To renovate the old or build something new? This question confronts many building owners. New construction in a vacant space obviously offers the advantage of building the right real estate to meet demands. Yet does this make sense in densely developed areas? In fact, an existing building offers sub ...
radiant cooling - Energy Design Resources
... probably diminish as information becomes more widely available about successful applications in Europe, North America, ...
... probably diminish as information becomes more widely available about successful applications in Europe, North America, ...
FEMP-FTA--Spectrally Selective Glazings, DOE/EE-0173
... controlling solar heat gains in summer, preventing loss of interior heat in winter, and allowing occupants to reduce electric lighting use by making maximum use of daylight, spectrally selective glazing significantly reduces building energy consumption and peak demand. Because new spectrally selecti ...
... controlling solar heat gains in summer, preventing loss of interior heat in winter, and allowing occupants to reduce electric lighting use by making maximum use of daylight, spectrally selective glazing significantly reduces building energy consumption and peak demand. Because new spectrally selecti ...
europe`s buildings under the microscope
... interactions with others, they also define how much energy is consumed in and by a building, and how much heating, ventilation and cooling energy is needed to create a pleasant environment. We know that buildings cause a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions, mainly CO2, altering our planet ...
... interactions with others, they also define how much energy is consumed in and by a building, and how much heating, ventilation and cooling energy is needed to create a pleasant environment. We know that buildings cause a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions, mainly CO2, altering our planet ...
EUROPE’S BUILDINGS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE A country-by-country review of the energy
... interactions with others, they also define how much energy is consumed in and by a building, and how much heating, ventilation and cooling energy is needed to create a pleasant environment. We know that buildings cause a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions, mainly CO2, altering our planet ...
... interactions with others, they also define how much energy is consumed in and by a building, and how much heating, ventilation and cooling energy is needed to create a pleasant environment. We know that buildings cause a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions, mainly CO2, altering our planet ...
EuropE’s buildings undEr thE microscopE A country-by-country review of the energy
... interactions with others, they also define how much energy is consumed in and by a building, and how much heating, ventilation and cooling energy is needed to create a pleasant environment. We know that buildings cause a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions, mainly CO2, altering our planet ...
... interactions with others, they also define how much energy is consumed in and by a building, and how much heating, ventilation and cooling energy is needed to create a pleasant environment. We know that buildings cause a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions, mainly CO2, altering our planet ...
User Guide for Offices
... Rather than relying on complex simulation software and consultants to predict resource use, EDGE has an easyto-use interface that hides a powerful building physics engine with region-specific data. Through user inputs, the data can be further refined to create a highly nuanced set of calculations th ...
... Rather than relying on complex simulation software and consultants to predict resource use, EDGE has an easyto-use interface that hides a powerful building physics engine with region-specific data. Through user inputs, the data can be further refined to create a highly nuanced set of calculations th ...
energy
... out answers to questions about the world around them. There are eight steps that scientists often follow to answer questions using data from experiments. These steps provide scientists with a logical framework to go about answering their questions. ...
... out answers to questions about the world around them. There are eight steps that scientists often follow to answer questions using data from experiments. These steps provide scientists with a logical framework to go about answering their questions. ...
Document Title - Republic-Med
... upgrading is not an easy task. Especially now with more strict regulations 1, building energy renovation plans should be based on precise estimations of energy indicators as specific thresholds of these indicators should be satisfied, and at the same time least-cost renovation measures should be ...
... upgrading is not an easy task. Especially now with more strict regulations 1, building energy renovation plans should be based on precise estimations of energy indicators as specific thresholds of these indicators should be satisfied, and at the same time least-cost renovation measures should be ...
energy efficiency: accelerating the agenda - WEF
... huge potential to contribute to energy savings and a reduction in carbon emissions. This potential is welldocumented from the release of McKinsey’s abatement curve to the efforts by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and other international organizations, and yet it continues to be raised as a cr ...
... huge potential to contribute to energy savings and a reduction in carbon emissions. This potential is welldocumented from the release of McKinsey’s abatement curve to the efforts by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and other international organizations, and yet it continues to be raised as a cr ...
EDGE Homes User Guid
... to benchmark buildings and to quantify carbon emission reductions. In the future, accredited dynamic simulation models will also be an acceptable means of demonstrating compliance with the EDGE standard. To determine the base case parameters for efficiency in each of the required areas, EDGE relies ...
... to benchmark buildings and to quantify carbon emission reductions. In the future, accredited dynamic simulation models will also be an acceptable means of demonstrating compliance with the EDGE standard. To determine the base case parameters for efficiency in each of the required areas, EDGE relies ...
2 Embodied Energy - University of Cambridge
... incorporates these two topics. Further research commented on sustainable design to tackle these issues [5] and in 1980, the topic became more mainstream when an economic value was attached to embodied energy in a paper by Costanza [6]. It stated that there was a strong relation between embodied ener ...
... incorporates these two topics. Further research commented on sustainable design to tackle these issues [5] and in 1980, the topic became more mainstream when an economic value was attached to embodied energy in a paper by Costanza [6]. It stated that there was a strong relation between embodied ener ...
Landscape and architectural devices for energy‐efficient South African suburban residential design
... the consumer and the virtual non‐existence of appropriate legislation appear to be two of the most significant obstacles. Design and subsequent construction of suburban residences is carried out with little regard for climatic context. Water is shown to be a particularly scarce and unev ...
... the consumer and the virtual non‐existence of appropriate legislation appear to be two of the most significant obstacles. Design and subsequent construction of suburban residences is carried out with little regard for climatic context. Water is shown to be a particularly scarce and unev ...
Business is Not as Usual in Poudre School District
... evolved into what we believe will define the 21st Century school.” The school’s sustainable design includes: Daylighting — Light monitors (depicted in the illustration) will scoop the sunlight in, bounce it off light baffles, and provide evenly distributed, non-glaring daylight into learning spaces. ...
... evolved into what we believe will define the 21st Century school.” The school’s sustainable design includes: Daylighting — Light monitors (depicted in the illustration) will scoop the sunlight in, bounce it off light baffles, and provide evenly distributed, non-glaring daylight into learning spaces. ...
Sustainability and Functional Assessment of a MBT Building Solution
... The assessment of the thermal performance of both buildings was based on the evaluation of their energy consumption (2). For this, the energy needed to heat or to cool the air inside the buildings had to be determined. This quantification was based on the thermal load concept defined as the calorifi ...
... The assessment of the thermal performance of both buildings was based on the evaluation of their energy consumption (2). For this, the energy needed to heat or to cool the air inside the buildings had to be determined. This quantification was based on the thermal load concept defined as the calorifi ...
Zero-energy building
A zero-energy building, also known as a zero net energy (ZNE) building, net-zero energy building (NZEB), or net zero building, is a building with zero net energy consumption, meaning the total amount of energy used by the building on an annual basis is roughly equal to the amount of renewable energy created on the site. These buildings consequently do not increase the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. They do at times consume non-renewable energy and produce greenhouse gases, but at other times reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas production elsewhere by the same amount.Most zero net energy buildings get half or more of their energy from the grid, and return the same amount at other times. Buildings that produce a surplus of energy over the year may be called ""energy-plus buildings"" and buildings that consume slightly more energy than they produce are called ""near-zero energy buildings"" or ""ultra-low energy houses"".Traditional buildings consume 40% of the total fossil fuel energy in the US and European Union and are significant contributors of greenhouse gases. The zero net energy consumption principle is viewed as a means to reduce carbon emissions and reduce dependence on fossil fuels and although zero-energy buildings remain uncommon even in developed countries, they are gaining importance and popularity.Most zero-energy buildings use the electrical grid for energy storage but some are independent of grid. Energy is usually harvested on-site through a combination of energy producing technologies like solar and wind, while reducing the overall use of energy with highly efficient HVAC and lighting technologies. The zero-energy goal is becoming more practical as the costs of alternative energy technologies decrease and the costs of traditional fossil fuels increase.The development of modern zero-energy buildings became possible not only through the progress made in new energy and construction technologies and techniques, but it has also been significantly improved by academic research, which collects precise energy performance data on traditional and experimental buildings and provides performance parameters for advanced computer models to predict the efficacy of engineering designs. Zero Energy Building is considered as a part of smart grid. Some advantages of these buildings are as follow: Integration of renewable energy resources Integration of plug-in electric vehicles Implementation of zero-energy conceptsThe net zero concept is applicable to a wide range of resources due to the many options for producing and conserving resources in buildings (e.g. energy, water, waste). Energy is the first resource to be targeted because it is highly managed, expected to continually become more efficient, and the ability to distribute and allocate it will improve disaster resiliency.