A review on zero energy buildings – Pros and cons

Wilberforce, Tabbi; Olabi, Abdul Ghani; Sayed, Enas Taha; Elsaid, Khaled; Maghrabie, Hussein M.; Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali

doi:10.1016/j.enbenv.2021.06.002

Cited by 77 publications

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“…This is achievable, and standards exist in many countries to certify such buildings. 51 As the number of net-zero or near net-zero buildings increase, there will be a rapid shift in the proportion of electricity that is derived from renewable sources. By improving pre-existing buildings and aiming for net-zero in new builds, it is estimated that between 74 and 140 gigatonnes of CO 2 equivalents of greenhouse gas emissions would be prevented.…”

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Ophthalmologists and climate change

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Al-Qureshi

2022

Clinical Exper Ophthalmology

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It is indisputable that human activities have caused climate change and that, if left unchecked, these activities will lead to worsening of weather extremes including fire, drought, and flood with all their attendant human suffering. Reducing future climate change requires limiting cumulative emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases including methane. We have written this evidence‐based perspective to highlight interventions with the largest effect to help the average ophthalmologist make the changes with the highest impact in their day‐to‐day lives.

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Section: Constructionmentioning

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Ophthalmologists and climate change

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Al-Qureshi

2022

Clinical Exper Ophthalmology

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“…Nowadays, much concern has been given to global warming resulting from fossil fuels [126,127]. Several methods have been carried out to minimize the reliance on fossil fuels, such as using efficient energy conversion devices such as fuel cells [128][129][130] that are efficient and environmentally friendly [131], improving the efficiency of the current energy conversion devices and/or using renewable energy sources [132][133][134][135]. Among these different methods, renewable energy sources are the most promising option, as they are sustainable and have no or low environmental impacts [136][137][138][139].…”

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Metal-Air Batteries—A Review

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Metal–air batteries are a promising technology that could be used in several applications, from portable devices to large-scale energy storage applications. This work is a comprehensive review of the recent progress made in metal-air batteries MABs. It covers the theoretical considerations and mechanisms of MABs, electrochemical performance, and the progress made in the development of different structures of MABs. The operational concepts and recent developments in MABs are thoroughly discussed, with a particular focus on innovative materials design and cell structures. The classical research on traditional MABs was chosen and contrasted with metal–air flow systems, demonstrating the merits associated with the latter in terms of achieving higher energy density and efficiency, along with stability. Furthermore, the recent applications of MABs were discussed. Finally, a broad overview of challenges/opportunities and potential directions for commercializing this technology is carefully discussed. The primary focus of this investigation is to present a concise summary and to establish future directions in the development of MABs from traditional static to advanced flow technologies. A systematic analysis of this subject from a material and chemistry standpoint is presented as well.

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“…Thus, improving the building energy performance by increasing the use of clean and renewable energy systems is a promising direction to realize resource conservation and face climate change. With the development of the concept of 'nearly zero-energy building', some novel technologies, such as renewable energy resources, onsite storage systems and environmentally friendly devices in buildings, have gained more interest [2].…”

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A Review of Mathematical Models of Building Physics and Energy Technologies for Environmentally Friendly Integrated Energy Management Systems

2022

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The Energy Management System (EMS) is an efficient technique to monitor, control and enhance the building performance. In the state-of-the-art, building performance analysis is separated into building simulation and control management: this may cause inaccuracies and extra operating time. Thus, a coherent framework to integrate building physics with various energy technologies and energy control management methods is highly required. This framework should be formed by simplified but accurate models of building physics and building energy technologies, and should allow for the selection of proper control strategies according to the control objectives and scenarios. Therefore, this paper reviews the fundamental mathematical modeling and control strategies to create such a framework. The mathematical models of (i) building physics and (ii) popular building energy technologies (renewable energy systems, common heating and cooling energy systems and energy distribution systems) are first presented. Then, it is shown how the collected mathematical models can be linked. Merging with two frequently used EMS strategies, namely rule-based and model predictive controls, is discussed. This work provides an extendable map to model and control buildings and intends to be a foundation for building researchers, designers and engineers.

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A review on zero energy buildings – Pros and cons

Cited by 77 publications

References 126 publications

Ophthalmologists and climate change

Ophthalmologists and climate change

Metal-Air Batteries—A Review

A Review of Mathematical Models of Building Physics and Energy Technologies for Environmentally Friendly Integrated Energy Management Systems

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