Investigation of Institutional Improvement through Evaluation of Zero-Energy Buildings

Abstract

Energy use has been recognized worldwide as a main cause of global warming and it is at the center of climate change. In this study, problems and measures of zero-energy building construction are investigated and analyzed. Based on the results, evaluation criteria of the zero-energy building are suggested. Performance related factors(Q) representing the environmental grade were divided into three categories as outdoor, indoor environment and maintenance. Energy related factors(LR) representing the energy load were divided into an energy, materials & resources, water cycle management, land use and transportation. Detailed fifty three items are listed for the evaluation under the consideration of energy, water cycle management sections gave weight. Upon receiving the first in the environment friendly certification system, Seoul Central Post Office and Seoul Metropolitan Water Supply Center evaluated. The reason why this score difference is due to lack of use of new generation energy building construction is required expensive costs so need expansion of governmental support. This effort is successful zero energy building construction and copes with global warming and climate change.

Developing a Green Building Index (GBI) Certification System to Effectively Reduce Carbon Emissions in South Korea’s Building Industry

“…Therefore, this system is more quantitative than G-SEED, promotes voluntary carbon emission reduction by evaluating cost effectiveness, and will ultimately contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions in new building constructions in South Korea. This is especially valuable where building technologies are implemented with extremely low operational energy consumption, such as zero-energy buildings slated for introduction in 2020 [63][64][65][66][67]. Using a life cycle carbon emission approach, a comprehensive evaluation of carbon emissions over the useful life of a building can be undertaken, and impacts associated with material production, building construction operation, and decommissioning, can be included.…”