An Updated Review on Net-Zero Energy and Water Buildings: Design and Operation

Asadi, Somayeh; Nazari-Heris, Morteza; Nasab, Sajad Rezaei; Torabi, Hossein; Sharifironizi, Melika

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-40052-1_12

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“…The objective for NZEB is to produce as much energy as they consume. One of the challenges with NZEB is the renewable sources that it must contain, such as solar panels, heat pumps, wind turbines, fuel cells, equipment for the recycling of rainwater and gray water, etc., that require substantial capital in order to be procured [25].…”

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Review of Zero Energy Building Concept-Definition and Developments in Latin America: A Framework Definition for Application in Panama

2021

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In recent decades, European countries have developed concepts, definitions, and construction technologies for Zero Energy Building (ZEB) that are effective and correspond to their specific climates. Latin American countries are still trying to find adequate solutions which respond to the local climatic, cultural, social, technical, and economic context. As such, this paper aims to establish the basis of the minimum energy efficiency and the renewable threshold for the definition of ZEB in order to better understand the application in Panama, based on assessing the energy regulations implemented in Panama. To achieve this aim, a review concentrated on the concept-definition and implementation adopted by Latin American countries is presented first before the paper converges into defining a framework for application in Panama. Finally, a case-study-based theoretical framework proposing a ZEB definition for Panama is discussed. The results of this study showed a net primary energy balance, of which the range falls into a plus energy building definition, indicating that all of the cases studied could supply their electricity needs using Photovoltaic generation. All dwellings studied have the potential to become a plus energy building, depending on the available roof surface area. Finally, a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis is presented in order to assess and support the introduction of such a ZEB definition and framework.

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“…The most demanding building energy codes in the world require buildings to be net-zero energy. In addition, renewable energy systems integration is being considered in these building energy codes [25,31]. Table 1 gathers the countries in Latin America that have applied the nZEB or NZEB concept as either a preliminary study, academic study or finished project.…”

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Review of Zero Energy Building Concept-Definition and Developments in Latin America: A Framework Definition for Application in Panama

2021

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“…Additionally, artificial intelligence techniques to predict future water losses in water installations have been implemented in water distribution systems [13,14]. The greater the water leakages, the higher the energy expended in production [15,16].…”

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Analyzing Water Leakages in Parallel Pipe Systems with Rapid Regulating Valve Maneuvers

Fuertes-Miquel,

Arrieta-Pastrana,

Coronado-Hernández

2024

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Water utilities face the challenge of addressing physical leaks generated from the aging of water distribution systems and the need for more innovative practices to manage water infrastructure efficiently. Water leakages are typically modeled using extended period simulations based on Bernoulli’s equation. However, this approach must be revised since traditional methods do not appropriately simulate variations induced by regulating valves. In this study, the authors developed a mathematical model based on the mass oscillation equation, which is well-suited for predicting water leakages while accounting for system inertia from regulating valves. This approach is versatile and can be applied to all parallel pipe systems. A comprehensive practical application involving two parallel pipes has been conducted. The aim is to provide engineers and designers with a tool to assess the total volume of water leaks caused by regulating valves in real-world water distribution networks. Furthermore, the study includes a comparative analysis with a single pipe configuration to illustrate how parallel systems lead to increased leaks in contrast to simpler pipe setups.

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“…That is why countries are implementing strategies to make buildings more efficient and reduce excessive energy consumption. For example, in the design phase, Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs) [5]- [7] have gained special attention in recent years as they make use of renewable energy sources [8], [9], thus allowing the energy efficiency indexes of a building to be improved [10]- [12]. However, in the operation phase, it is not a simple task when dealing especially with historical or unique buildings, so that immediate actions are based on reducing energy consumption [13].…”

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Towards a Service-Oriented Architecture for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings: A Systematic Review

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Currently, smart buildings generate large amounts of data due to the many devices and equipment available. Hence, buildings implement building management systems (BMSs), which monitor, control, manage and analyze each of these components. However, current BMSs are incapable of managing a massive amount of data (big data) and therefore cannot extract knowledge or make intelligent decisions in quasi real time. In addition, there are serious limitations to integrating BMSs with other services since they generally use proprietary software. In this sense, service-oriented architecture (SOA) is an architectural style that allows one to build distributed systems and provide functionalities such as services to end users or other types of services. Therefore, an SOA has the great advantage of allowing the expansion of the functionalities of BMSs. In fact, there are several studies that address SOAs for building management. However, we have not found any description or systematic analysis in the literature that allows the development of a versatile and interoperable SOA focused on the energy efficiency of buildings and that can integrate massive data analysis features. For these reasons, this study seeks to fill this knowledge gap and, more specifically, to identify and analyze the various software requirements proposed in the literature and the characteristics of big data that allow for improving the energy efficiency of buildings. To this end, we performed an in-depth review of the literature according to the methodology proposed by Kitchenham. As a result of this review, we provide researchers with a specific vision of the requirements and characteristics to consider for software development aimed at the energy efficiency of unique or historic buildings.

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An Updated Review on Net-Zero Energy and Water Buildings: Design and Operation

Cited by 6 publications

References 98 publications

Review of Zero Energy Building Concept-Definition and Developments in Latin America: A Framework Definition for Application in Panama

Review of Zero Energy Building Concept-Definition and Developments in Latin America: A Framework Definition for Application in Panama

Analyzing Water Leakages in Parallel Pipe Systems with Rapid Regulating Valve Maneuvers

Towards a Service-Oriented Architecture for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings: A Systematic Review

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