The Zero Energy Idea in District. Application of a Methodological Approach in the Case Study of Epinlieu (Mons)

Koutra, Sesil; Pagnoule, Claire; Galatoulas, Fivos Nikolaos; Bagheri, Ali; Waroux, Thomas; Becue, Vincent; Ioakimidis, Christos S.

doi:10.20944/preprints201907.0257.v2

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“…The "near" concept will depend on the optimal costs, the percentage of renewable energy to be used, and the level of ambition of each country [4]. This approach has also given way to studying and implementing at the urban or district scale (called nZED), defined as a delimited part of a city or urban block with very high energy yields [5,6].…”

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Towards Zero Energy Districts developments base on bioclimatic strategies: A Numerical Study in a Developing Country

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The need for more efficient buildings to contribute to more sustainable development has led to the establishment of targets in different countries. European countries have presented energy plans to respond to the guidelines of achieving near-zero energy buildings (nZEB). The concept can be defined at the urban scale (nZED), being a delimited part of a city with high energy efficiency and using renewable energies within its boundaries. This research aims to carry out a numerical study in a residential development in Panama, based on a proposal to redesign it, but using bioclimatic strategies and implementing photovoltaic technology. Thus, to evaluate the feasibility of nZED in the region and to function as a preliminary study to implement regulations of this type in the country. The results indicate that the indoor comfort conditions of each residential building should be evaluated in greater depth, and energy savings of 40% were obtained by implementing the recommended bioclimatic strategies and becoming independent of air conditioning equipment. In addition, photovoltaic generation outstrips demand, making the development net energy positive.

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Towards Zero Energy Districts developments base on bioclimatic strategies: A Numerical Study in a Developing Country

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From ‘Zero’ to ‘Positive’ Energy Concepts and from Buildings to Districts—A Portfolio of 51 European Success Stories

Koutra

2022

Sustainability

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Since 2020, Europe has introduced strategies and key policies to promote common efforts on a roadmap toward energy efficiency and decarbonization. From ‘low’ to ‘passive’ and from ‘zero’ to ‘positive’, the concepts have fascinated the scientific community around the globe and promise the deployment of planning responses to the challenges of decarbonization faced by the European and local agendas. This works provides an overview of a comprehensive understanding of emerging concepts with a focus beyond the boundaries of an individual building. The booklet of 51 European projects, firstly introduced in Joint Programming Initiative documents, unveiled the prioritization of energy efficiency and the path for the enhancement of environmentally friendly communities. In this sense, this work presents an overview of the Net-Zero Energy Districts, and beyond, namely through the discussion of different aspects and dimensions. Based on published scientific literature, this work collects, organizes and discusses approaches of European cases, concluding with the knowledge base to support further developments and reinforce an established pathway for future implementations.

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Low Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption: A Targeted Approach Based on the Life Cycle Assessment of a District

Nematchoua

Orosa

2023

Waste

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Nowadays, the methodology aiming to achieve carbon neutrality and net zero energy on a large scale is known. Despite this, few specialists are mastering this technology globally. What new scenarios. applied at the neighbourhood scale. generate a significant reduction in the rate of CO2 emissions and energy demand? In addition, a lack of massive, regular, and consistent data on carbon emissions and energy consumption has made it significantly difficult to understand the origins of climate change at the building and neighbourhood scales. This work has, as its main goal, the assessment of different strategies that facilitate reduction in the concentration of CO2 and lower energy demands at the district level. The life cycle assessment of a new district has been carried out over 100 years during the four stages of the life cycle of the neighbourhood (construction, operation, demolition and end of life). The results showed that up to 93% of greenhouse gas (GHG) was produced during the operational stage. The energy demand due to transport and waste management represented 60% of the total energy demand of the district during the operational stage. There is still a possibility to maintain air temperature growth around 1.5 °C in the next decade by means of the following: Global warming + 100% of heavy renovation of all buildings + 100% of electric car − renewable energy. This strategy would facilitate a reduction of over 92% of the CO2 produced at the district level.

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The Zero Energy Idea in District. Application of a Methodological Approach in the Case Study of Epinlieu (Mons)

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Towards Zero Energy Districts developments base on bioclimatic strategies: A Numerical Study in a Developing Country

Towards Zero Energy Districts developments base on bioclimatic strategies: A Numerical Study in a Developing Country

From ‘Zero’ to ‘Positive’ Energy Concepts and from Buildings to Districts—A Portfolio of 51 European Success Stories

Low Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption: A Targeted Approach Based on the Life Cycle Assessment of a District

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