Differences Between a Passive House and A Nearly Zero Energy Building
Tomme: 65 (69) Fascicle: 3 | 2019
Pages: 51-62
Abstract text:
Due to the amount of non-renewable energy consumed in the built environment, the construction sector is considered to be one of the most important factors in achieving sustainable development at the global scale. Out of the entire life cycle of a building, the operation phase uses the highest volume of energy in order to create optimum indoor conditions. Taking this fact into account, in the last decades, different concepts have been developed in order to reduce the irrational rates of energy consumption. The passive house and the nearly zero-energy building are two of the most important concepts that have been developed. These are based on using performant thermal insulation materials with a high thickness in order to achieve an energy efficient construction. In addition to this, a passive house and a nearly zero-energy building must satisfy a series of limitations that are different from the first concept to the other. Therefore, civil engineering specialists should arrive at a complete understanding of these limitations in order to reduce energy consumption in the construction sector. The goal of the present paper is to describe, in a synthetic way, the requirements of a passive house and a nearly zero-energy building.
Key Words:
non-renewable energy; built environment; sustainable development; life cycle; passive house; nearly zero-energy
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