Zero Energy Potential of a High Rise Office Building in a Mediterranean Climate

Zero energy high rise buildings aim for a more sustainable urban environment, by reducing energy use demand, producing energy from renewable systems, but at the same time maintaining high thermal comfort levels. This research aims to implement a new integrated strategy, by means of an integrated optimization of various design variables of a high...

A Zero Energy terminal building for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

A methodology to reach energy neutrality, applicable to any commercial building, presented with the case-study of the project for a new terminal building for Schiphol.

Defining nearly zero-energy housing in Belgium and the Netherlands

Europe expects the housing sector to evolve towards ‘nearly zero-energy’ dwellings. Meanwhile, general terms and research, marketing and legal definitions considering such dwellings have already been introduced. Appraisal of existing definitions is now needed for further policy development. This paper examines what nearly zero-energy terms can...