NZEB design principles for affordable single-family housing accounting for regional climatic conditions

Abstract

The architecture should be specific to a certain place and a certain culture, not only from the standpoint of formal integration in the existing building stock, but also from the perspective of adapting to the regional climatic conditions. Thus, the importance of a “regional” applied concept in the global context regarding NZEB (Nearly Zero Energy Building) design must be emphasized. This paper presents a methodology for evaluation of a NZEB single-family house, taking into account specific climatic characteristics and use of passive design principles for cost optimization. Based on detailed climate data, the most efficient passive measures for the studied region were analyzed. The single-family housing project was evaluated through a BIM (Building Information Modeling) methodology and the result was optimized and compared with National and European standards for NZEB.

Pathway to Sustainability: An Overview of Renewable Energy Integration in Building Systems

“…The architectural layout of a structure plays a pivotal role in influencing its energy efficiency, resilience to climate events, and susceptibility to energy disruptions. By incorporating a range of climate-responsive features and passive architectural design elements such as shading strategies, light shelves, and solar chimneys, the effective utilization of solar energy for heating, cooling, and daylighting can be optimized [24]. This approach reduces reliance on local energy grids.…”