Influence of passive house technology on time and cost of construction investment

Apollo, Magdalena; Miszewska-Urbańska, Emilia

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20184400004

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“…Alanne et al [12] investigated different heat loss properties of the building envelope and various service system options in educational buildings in Finland and showed that the difference in construction costs (above the reference) is 30-65 €/m 2 . Apollo and Miszewska-Urba ńska [13] analysed the influence of passive house technology on the time and cost of the construction investment and showed that the application of passive house technology increases the investment cost by 38% more than the conventional technology. Nevertheless, the cost of an energy efficient building is not always higher than that of a conventional building.…”

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Cost and Energy Reduction of a New nZEB Wooden Building

Arumägi

Kalamees

2020

Energies

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The current study demonstrates the possibilities of reducing energy use and construction costs and provides evidence that wooden nearly-zero-energy buildings (nZEB) are technically possible at affordable construction costs by using novel design processes and procurement models that enable scalable and modular production. The energy efficiency solutions were derived by increasing/decreasing the insulation value of the building envelope in successive steps. Financial calculations were based on the investment needed to achieve the nearly-zero-energy levels. Overall, many opportunities exist to decrease the cost and energy use compared to the current (pre-nZEB) practice because the net present value can change up to 150 €/m² on the same energy performance indicator (EPI) level. The EPI in the cost-even range was reached by combining a ground-source heat pump (between 115 and 128 kWh/(m²a)) and efficient district heating (between 106 and 124 kWh/(m²a)). As energy efficiency decreases, improving energy efficiency becomes more expensive by insulation measures. Throughout the EPI range the most cost efficient was investment in the improvement of the thermal transmittance of windows (3–13 €/(kWh/(m²·a)) while investments in other building envelope parts were less effective (4–80 €/(kWh/(m²·a)). If these were possible to install, photovoltaic (PV) panels installed to the roof would be the cheapest solution to improve the energy performance. Integrated project delivery procurement (design and construction together) and the use of prefabricated wooden structures reduced the constructing cost by half (from ~2700 €/net m² to 1390 €/net m²) and helped to keep the budget within limits.

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Cost and Energy Reduction of a New nZEB Wooden Building

Arumägi

Kalamees

2020

Energies

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An ELECTRE TRI B-Based Decision Framework to Support the Energy Project Manager in Dealing with Retrofit Processes at District Scale

Dell’Anna

2023

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Cities represent the places with the highest environmental and energy impact in the world. Transforming them in a sustainable way has the potential to reduce the pressures of these areas. The building stock could be the driving force behind the energy transition of cities. With this in mind, understanding the priorities of undertaking a massive green regeneration operation becomes crucial to optimizing the use of public funds such as those of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) that EU Member States have at their disposal. For this purpose, a multi-criteria ELECTRE TRI-B (ELimination Et Choix Traduisant La REalité TRI-B) model was used to provide useful information in prioritizing intervention on the existing building stock to achieve the sustainability targets set at European and international levels. The model was tested on a real case study located in Turin (Italy) to improve the management process by classifying intervention on a building stock characterized by different typologies and construction periods. Looking at the results, the retrofit operations with the highest priority relate to the apartment building sector from 1946 to 1970 and the multifamily building sector from 1919 to 1960. Despite the high initial investment requirements, an ecological transformation of this stock would result in significant reductions in health impacts, more green jobs, and lower resources consumption. The model is useful for managing public policies in this area by providing guidance to the project manager on how to proceed in the provision of ad hoc funds and could optimize the process of local community energy generation.

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Influence of passive house technology on time and cost of construction investment

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Cost and Energy Reduction of a New nZEB Wooden Building

Cost and Energy Reduction of a New nZEB Wooden Building

An ELECTRE TRI B-Based Decision Framework to Support the Energy Project Manager in Dealing with Retrofit Processes at District Scale

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