The Evaluation of the Energy Performances of a Net Zero Energy Building: an Italian Case Study

The Evaluation of Energy Performances of a Net Zero Energy Building: An Italian Case Study

Over the past decades the impact of construction on the primary energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions has highlighted [1]. The interest of the international scientific community has therefore focused on the concept of a Net Zero Energy Solar Building (NZESB), which is generally defined as a building that produces all primary energy it needs during a year [2]. Among the many research activities focused on these buildings, it should be mentioned the case study developed within the IEA SHC Task 40/ECBS Annex 52 "Towards Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings". The paper shows a case study of a Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB) located in Ancona (Italy):“Life Energy And Future (Leaf) House” (L…

NET ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS: AN ITALIAN CASE STUDY. ANALYSIS OF THE ENERGY BALANCE AND RETROFIT HYPOTHESIS IN ORDER TO REACH THE NET ZERO ENERGY TARGET.

In the last years the concept of Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB) has been developing and spreading in the scientific community. The work presented in this thesis has been largely developed in the context of the International Energy Agency (IEA) joint Programme Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC) Task40 and Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems (ECBCS) Annex52: Towards Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings. It is known that the energy consumption in Europe for residential and commercial buildings is around 40 % of the total production. It is then extremely important to optimize both the implementation of energy efficiency measures and the usage of renewable resources that can be harve…

EDIFICI AD ENERGIA NETTA ZERO: UN CASO STUDIO ITALIANO

L’industria, il sistema dei trasporti e l’edilizia sono i tre principali macro settori economici che più determinano un consumo di energia: In Italia, in particolare, ben il 30% dell’energia elettrica e il 40% di quella termica vengono impiegate nel settore civile d’utenza [1]. La necessità di ridurre i consumi energetici, determinata da sempre più restrittivi vincoli di natura ambientale e dal crescente costo dell’energia, gioca un ruolo importante nel modificare i canoni di progettazione e le modalità di manutenzione energetica degli edifici. Da ciò discende anche la crescente attenzione della comunità scientifica internazionale verso il concetto di Edificio ad Energia Netta Zero (EENZ), …