Sustainable Technologies for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings: Design and Evaluation Methods

Description

This book presents cutting-edge work on the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of buildings, examining EU policies, regulations and technologies for complex systems such as passive buildings, sustainable buildings and, as part of the Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD), nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB) requirements. It explores a wide range of topics, including indoor environment requirements, building physics, in-situ experiments to determine the thermal properties of buildings, nZEB requirements, building service technology, and methods of evaluating energy efficiency and environmental impacts. It also provides an overview of the best available technologies for nZEB, including those for the rational use of energy, utilization of renewable energy sources, EPBD systems and calculation methods. This book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and practitioners of urban planning, and architecture, civil and mechanical engineering. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Indoor Comfort Requirements (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 1-27 Energy Sources (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 29-58 Introduction to Building Physics (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 59-83 Experimental Evaluation of Buildings’ Envelope Thermal Properties (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 85-103 Global Climate and Energy Performance of the Building (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 105-129 Best Available Technologies (BAT) for On-Site and Near-by Generation of Heat for NZEB (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 131-160 Best Available Technologies (BAT) for On-Site Electricity Generation for nZEB (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 161-189 Space Heating of nZEB (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 191-230 Space Cooling of nZEB (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 231-268 Domestic Hot Water Heating in nZEB (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 269-288 Ventilation of nZEB (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 289-326 Energy Efficient Lighting of nZEB (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 327-348 Energy Labelling of Buildings (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 349-356 Environmental Labelling of Buildings (Sašo Medved, Suzana Domjan, Ciril Arkar)....Pages 357-388