Cost optimal and nearly zero (nZEB) energy performance calculations for residential buildings with REHVA definition for nZEB national implementation

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3279-3288

  Kurnitski, Jarek ^a   Saari, Arto ^b   Kalamees, Targo ^c   Vuolle, Mika ^a   Niemelä, Jouko ^a   Tark, Teet ^a  

^a Sitra the Finnish Innovation Fund ^*  (Estonia)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Cost optimal; Energy performance; EPBD recast; Global cost; Nearly zero energy buildings; nZEB; REHVA nZEB technical definition

Indexed keywords

ENERGY PERFORMANCE; EPBD RECAST; NZEB; REHVA NZEB TECHNICAL DEFINITION; ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS;

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT LOSSES; OPTIMIZATION;

COSTS;

EID: 80053300759     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.08.033     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. EPBD recast: Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the Energy Performance of Buildings (recast). http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/buildings/buildings-en.htm; http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:153:SOM:EN:HTML.
2. European Commission, Energy Directorate General, Meeting Document for the Expert Workshop on the Comparative Framework Methodology for Cost Optimal Minimum Energy Performance Requirements, In Preparation of a Delegated Act in Accordance with Art 290 TFEU 6 May 2011 in Brussels. http://ec.europa.eu/energy/ efficiency/buildings/doc/draft-regulation.pdf.
3. Michaela Holl, the European Commission, DG Energy. The EU Policy Framework for Energy Efficient Buildings - The EPBD Recast and Beyond. http://www.rehva.eu/download/-/tllsem190511/ts1-holl-eu-policy-framework-for- energy-efficient-buildings.pdf.
4. M. Spiekman, ASIEPI Information Paper P192. Comparing Energy Performance Requirement Levels: Method and Cross Section Overview. http://www.asiepi.eu/wp- 2-benchmarking/information-papers.html.
5. A.J. Marszal, P. Heiselberg, J.S. Bourrelle, E. Musall, K. Voss, I. Sartori, and A. Napolitano Zero energy building - a review of definitions and calculation methodologies Energy and Buildings 43 April (4) 2011 971 979
6. J. Kurnitski, F. Allard, D. Braham, G. Goeders, P. Heiselberg, L. Jagemar, R. Kosonen, J. Lebrun, L. Mazzarella, J. Railio, O. Seppänen, M. Schmidt, and M. Virta How to define nearly net zero energy buildings nZEB-REHVA proposal for uniformed national implementation of EPBD recast The REHVA European HVAC Journal 48 May (3) 2011 6 12
7. REHVA Task Force Report on a Technical Definition for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings. http://www.rehva.eu/en/technology-and-research-committee.
8. EN 15603, Energy performance of buildings - overall energy use and definition of energy ratings, 2008.
9. J. Jokisalo, and J. Kurnitski Performance of EN ISO 13790 utilisation factor heat demand calculation method in a cold climate Energy and Buildings 39 2007 236 247 (Pubitemid 46014392)
10. IDA-ICE, IDA Indoor Climate and Energy 4.1. http://www.equa-solutions.co. uk /.
11. Estonian Government Ordinance No. 258. Energiatõhususe miinimumnõuded. (Minimum requirements for energy performance of buildings) (20.12.2007); RT I 2007, 72, 445, 2007.
12. W. FEIST, Definition of Passive Houses. http://www.passivhaustagung.de/ Passive-House-E/passivehouse.html, 2006.
13. EN 15459, Energy performance of buildings - economic evaluation procedure for energy systems in buildings, November 2007.
14. J. Jokisalo, J. Kurnitski, M. Korpi, T. Kalamees, and J. Vinha Building leakage, infiltration, and energy performance analyses for Finnish detached houses Building and Environment 44 2009 377 387
15. M. Achermann, G. Zweifel, RADTEST Radiant Cooling and Heating Test Cases. A Report of Task 22, Subtask C. Building Energy Analysis Tools. Comparative Evaluation Tests, IEA - International Energy Agency, Solar Heating and Cooling Programme, April 2003.
16. D.B. Crawley, J.W. Hand, M. Kummert, and B.T. Griffith Contrasting the capabilities of building energy performance simulation programs Building and Environment 43 2008 661 673 (Pubitemid 350177309)