TY - GEN
T1 - On the Performance of a Net Zero Energy House
T2 - Construction Research Congress 2016: Old and New Construction Technologies Converge in Historic San Juan, CRC 2016
AU - Kurdi, Yumna
AU - Riley, David
AU - Amiri, Shideh Shams
AU - Asadi, Somayeh
AU - Dinh-Ngoc, Julie
AU - Goulet, Remi
AU - Gatland, Stanley
AU - Delgoshaei, Parhum
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The net zero energy house (NZEH) is defined as a house with greatly reduced energy needs which can be supplied with renewable energy technologies. Renewable energy (RE) produces less greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuels, and it is more cost effective. The objective of this study is to understand the energy performance of an existing NZEH house. The GridStar house - a NZEH located in the Navy yard, Philadelphia - is selected as a case study. This objective is achieved by creating an energy simulation model for the NZEH using DesignBuilder software. Then, the daily, monthly, and annually energy performance of the house was investigated using EnergyPlus software. In addition, the interaction between the NZEH with the grid is studied in this paper. The results of this study shows that the Renewable Energy System (RES) used in the GridStar house was able to offset 83% of the total energy demand of the house and the energy efficient envelope with the energy efficient HVAC system used in the GridStar house helped decrease the energy consumption of the house by 42% compared to a typical residential house.
AB - The net zero energy house (NZEH) is defined as a house with greatly reduced energy needs which can be supplied with renewable energy technologies. Renewable energy (RE) produces less greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuels, and it is more cost effective. The objective of this study is to understand the energy performance of an existing NZEH house. The GridStar house - a NZEH located in the Navy yard, Philadelphia - is selected as a case study. This objective is achieved by creating an energy simulation model for the NZEH using DesignBuilder software. Then, the daily, monthly, and annually energy performance of the house was investigated using EnergyPlus software. In addition, the interaction between the NZEH with the grid is studied in this paper. The results of this study shows that the Renewable Energy System (RES) used in the GridStar house was able to offset 83% of the total energy demand of the house and the energy efficient envelope with the energy efficient HVAC system used in the GridStar house helped decrease the energy consumption of the house by 42% compared to a typical residential house.
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U2 - 10.1061/9780784479827.122
DO - 10.1061/9780784479827.122
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84976339060
T3 - Construction Research Congress 2016: Old and New Construction Technologies Converge in Historic San Juan - Proceedings of the 2016 Construction Research Congress, CRC 2016
SP - 1213
EP - 1222
BT - Construction Research Congress 2016
A2 - Perdomo-Rivera, Jose L.
A2 - Lopez del Puerto, Carla
A2 - Gonzalez-Quevedo, Antonio
A2 - Maldonado-Fortunet, Francisco
A2 - Molina-Bas, Omar I.
PB - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Y2 - 31 May 2016 through 2 June 2016
ER -
