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Zero energy buildings and sustainable development implications ― A review
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In this paper, a review of the works related to these two strategies is presented and issues pertaining to sustainable development implications and further research work required are also highlighted, including life cycle cost and environmental impacts, climate change and social policy issues.About:
This article is published in Energy.The article was published on 2013-06-01. It has received 446 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Zero-energy building & Efficient energy use.read more
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Transition from Low-rise to High-rise Zero Carbon Buildings: The Potential of Socio-Technical Systems
Abstract: Most Zero Carbon Buildings (ZCBs) to date are of low-rise, with high-rise often considered impossible to achieve zero carbon due to enormous difficulties in socio-technical perspectives. This paper aims to explore the future of high-rise towards zero carbon drawing on the theory of socio-technical systems. Grounded on this theory, ZCBs are examined as social-technical systems and the technologies and key stakeholders are embedded in the social, cultural and political environments. The research was carried out through a case study of the first ZCB of three stories in Hong Kong and a workshop with the key stakeholders of buildings. It was found that the delivery solution of the case ZCB was considered to be technically infeasible for new buildings in Hong Kong of typical 40 stories due to geographic constraints. The use of emerging technologies must be explored for enhanced technical feasibility. The split among contributions of end-users, the building industry and the energy sector to carbon emission reductions was considered crucial to developing a practical ZCB definition for Hong Kong. Approaches based on socio-technical systems should help influence end-users’ attitudes towards reducing energy consumption, and enable integrated project delivery of high-rise buildings towards zero carbon.
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Building a Sustainable Future: How Eco-Friendly Homes Are Driving Local Economic Development in Lisbon Metropolitan Area
Matheus Koengkan,José Alberto Fuinhas,Fernanda Paula Oliveira,Uğur Ursavaş,Natália de Almeida Moreno +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors explored the impact of eco-friendly houses on economic development in the Lisbon metropolitan area and found that an increase in the number of new constructions positively impacts economic development, leading to job creation and increased demand for construction materials and services.
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Machine Learning Predictive Model for Performance Criteria of Energy-Efficient Healthy Building
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Seismic design and assessment of the response of a glass pavilion
TL;DR: In this paper , a transparent pavilion made entirely of structural glass has been designed for high seismic hazard and the authors investigated the structural response of the glass pavilion with respect to the elastic nature and brittle failure of glass.
Energy Usage Optimization in Zero Energy Building to Reduce Dependency on Conventional Sources
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed an ideal design technique for a zero-energy building that takes into account the building's energy output and usage, and determined that solar power production was the most significant element.
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