Environmental impact of zero-emission buildings
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| Titel: | Environmental impact of zero-emission buildings |
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| Autoren: | Sandås, Daniela |
| Weitere Verfasser: | Pérez González, Juan Jesús |
| Verlagsinformationen: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024. |
| Publikationsjahr: | 2024 |
| Schlagwörter: | Architecture and energy conservation, Arquitectura i estalvi d'energia, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Eficiència energètica, Building materials -- Environmental aspect, Sustainable buildings, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Edificació::Impacte ambiental, Edificis sostenibles, Materials de construcció -- Aspectes ambientals |
| Beschreibung: | The building sector accounts for a significant share of carbon emissions in the EU, emphasizing the need to reduce these emissions to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive has set the requirement that all existing buildings must meet Zero-Emission Building (ZEB) standards by 2050. ZEBs aim to minimize operational energy consumption through by integrating energy-efficient strategies and renewable energy generation. This thesis examines the energy-efficiency standards outlined in the directive, as well as passive and active energy-saving strategies, such as advanced building envelopes and heat pumps, and renewable energy systems including PV-systems and biomass boilers. While these strategies effectively reduce operational emissions, the directive overlooks embodied emissions, such as those from construction materials. This research highlights that a life-cycle perspective is necessary to comprehensively address all emissions phases. Furthermore, achieving climate neutrality requires not only maximizing operational energy efficiency and renewable energy generation but also setting requirements to minimize embodied emissions through actions such as sustainable material selection. By addressing these gaps, ZEBs can more effectively contribute to the decarbonization of the EU building stock and align with the goal of climate neutrality. Incoming |
| Publikationsart: | Bachelor thesis |
| Dateibeschreibung: | application/pdf |
| Sprache: | English |
| Zugangs-URL: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/433158 |
| Dokumentencode: | edsair.od......3484..bc13988d6a7a0a939b7b315d0deab77c |
| Datenbank: | OpenAIRE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | The building sector accounts for a significant share of carbon emissions in the EU, emphasizing the need to reduce these emissions to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive has set the requirement that all existing buildings must meet Zero-Emission Building (ZEB) standards by 2050. ZEBs aim to minimize operational energy consumption through by integrating energy-efficient strategies and renewable energy generation. This thesis examines the energy-efficiency standards outlined in the directive, as well as passive and active energy-saving strategies, such as advanced building envelopes and heat pumps, and renewable energy systems including PV-systems and biomass boilers. While these strategies effectively reduce operational emissions, the directive overlooks embodied emissions, such as those from construction materials. This research highlights that a life-cycle perspective is necessary to comprehensively address all emissions phases. Furthermore, achieving climate neutrality requires not only maximizing operational energy efficiency and renewable energy generation but also setting requirements to minimize embodied emissions through actions such as sustainable material selection. By addressing these gaps, ZEBs can more effectively contribute to the decarbonization of the EU building stock and align with the goal of climate neutrality.<br />Incoming |
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