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Task 40 SHC Task 40 Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings IEA SHC Home Task Home Member Login About Project Description Objectives Subtasks Highlights Supporting Documents Participants Meetings / Events News Task News Newsletters In the News New Stream Publications Project Map Net ZEB Evaluation Tool Related Sites Member Area Contact Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings Overview Energy use in buildings worldwide accounts for over 40% of primary energy use and 24% of greenhouse gas emissions . Energy use and emissions include both direct, on-site use of fossil fuels as well as indirect use from electricity, district heating/cooling systems and embodied energy in construction materials. Given the global challenges related to climate change and resource shortages, much more is required than incremental increases in energy efficiency. Currently, a prominent vision proposes so called "net zero energy", "zero net energy", "net zero carbon" "net zero energy buildings NZEB", or "EQuilibrium" buildings. Although these terms have different meaning and are poorly understood, several IEA countries have adopted this vision as a long-term goal of their building energy policies . What is missing is a clear definition and international agreement on the measures of building performance that could inform "zero energy" building policies, programs and industry adoption. ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY - Net Zero Energy Buildings: International Projects of Carbon Neutrality in Buildings -- Preview of Book (doesn't appear to work in IE 9) October 2011 T owards Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings Fact Sheet SHC Version - June 2010 Towards Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings Fact Sheet ECBCS Version - 2010 ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY - Modelling, Design, and Optimization of Net-Zero Energy Buildings Building energy design is currently going through a period of major changes. One key factor of this is the adoption of net-zero energy as a long term goal for new buildings in most developed countries. March 2015 ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY - Solution Sets for Net-Zero Energy Buildings Initiated by the International Energy Agency, this book presents a unique study of 30 Net Zero Energy Buildings in practice. It identifies solution sets for building design in most climates and for various building types to achieve a far greater performance benefit than normal. April 2017 Task Information DURATION October 2008 — September 2013 OPERATING AGENT Mr. Josef Ayoub CANADA +1 450 652 1981 fax: +1 450 652 5177 josef.ayoub@rncan-nrcan.gc.ca © 2015 - 2020 IEA SHC All rights reserved. | Home | Site Map...