Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
Project | Annex 56 Cost |
Title | Comparing cost-optimal and net-zero energy targets in building retrofit |
Publication Type | Papers in International Journals |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Marco F., Almeida, Manuela G., Rodrigues A., and Silva S. M. |
Abstract | The recast of the European Union’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive introduced the concept of nearly zero-energy buildings, requiring its adoption from 2021 by all new buildings and existing ones submitted to major renovations. European Union member states must also ensure minimum energy requirements for buildings in order to achieve cost-optimal levels during their life cycle. Cost optimality and nearly zero-energy buildings are important concepts in European Union energy policies. These concepts are related, but one is more focused on costs, while the other is more concerned with low energy consumption and on site-renewable energy harvesting. If these approaches result in major differences in the selection of the best package of retrofit measures, then the transition from the cost-optimal concept to nearly zero-energy buildings might be problematic. To assess the most cost-effective solutions to achieve net-zero, a building in Porto, Portugal, was analysed. This determined not only the most cost-effective retrofit solutions but also compared these net-zero solutions with those resulting from the cost-optimal calculation. Both approaches lead to similar results, indicating that the transition between ‘cost optimality’ to ‘nearly zero-energy buildings’ could occur in Portugal. |
Journal | Building Research & Information |
Volume | 44, 2016 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 188-201 |
Date Published | 2016-11-01 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ldt. |
ISSN | 0961-3218 (print); 1466-4321 (online) |
DOI | 10.1080/09613218.2014.975412 |
URL | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09613218.2014.975412 |
Keywords | Building renovation, cost optimization, Energy Efficiency, nearly zero-energy buildings, net-zero, Retrofit |
Citation | Marco Ferreira, Manuela Almeida, Ana Rodrigues & Sandra Monteiro Silva (2016) Comparing cost-optimal and net-zero energy targets in building retrofit, Building Research & Information, 44:2, 188-201, DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2014.975412 |
Rights | restrictedAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt