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The net zero-energy home: Precedent and catalyst for local performance-based architecture

abstract: The building sector is responsible for consuming the largest proportional share of global material and energy resources. Some observers assert that buildings are the problem and the solution to climate change. It appears that in the United States a coherent national energy policy to encourage rapid building performance improvements is not imminent. In this environment, where many climate and ecological scientists believe we are running out of time to reverse the effects of anthropogenic climate change, a local grass-roots effort to create demonstration net zero-energy buildings (ZEB) appears necessary. This paper documents the process of designing a ZEB in a community with no existing documented ZEB precedent. The project will establish a framework for collecting design, performance, and financial data for use by architects, building scientists, and the community at large. This type of information may prove critical in order to foster a near-term local demand for net zero-energy buildings. / Dissertation/Thesis / Appendix M - Simulation and Weather Data / M.S. Built Environment 2014

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:24777
Date January 2014
ContributorsFrancis, Alan Merrill (Author), Bryan, Harvey (Advisor), Addison, Marlin (Committee member), Ramalingam, Muthukumar (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeMasters Thesis
Format194 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved

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