In the current context of huge global energy consumption and harsh climatic conditions, efficiency sustainability buildings have received much attention. The nearly zero-energy building (nZEB) is a feasible solution for solving crisis in sector recent years, it important to study adaptability its technology system. However, existing studies not addressed well issue impact complex diverse climat...

Abstract The definition of ambitious life cycle-based benchmarks and target values to limit the GHG emissions buildings is seen as one most important steps in pushing construction real estate sector significantly reducing its contribution global warming. Especially are no longer only developed from a bottom-up perspective. There now an interest by governments sustainability assessment system pr...

Efficient air-cooling systems for hot climatic conditions, such as Southern Europe, are required in the context of nearly Zero Energy Buildings, nZEB. Innovative regenerative indirect evaporative coolers, RIEC and desiccant DRIEC, can be considered an interesting alternative to direct expansion systems, DX. The main aim present work was evaluate seasonal performance three terms air quality, the...

This research presents a 3D geographic information systems (GIS) modeling approach at a fine spatiotemporal resolution to assess solar potential for the development of smart net-zero energy communities. It is important to be able to accurately identify the key areas on the facades and rooftops of buildings that receive maximum solar radiation, in order to prevent losses in solar gain due to obs...

The building sector has the responsibility of being a generator high carbon emissions, due to inefficient energy consumption in last decades. For European Union (EU) and sector, this pollution generated great impact concern, establishing objectives sustainability efficiency short term. EU, committed sustainability, established several guidelines, aiming at reducing emissions. reason, directives...

Ground Heat Exchangers (GHEs), buried in the ground either horizontally or vertically (in a borehole), are coupled with heat pump to form Source Pump (GSHP) system, which is type of Renewable Energy System that exploits geothermal energy for space heating and cooling. GSHP systems proposed as an alternative conventional Air Pumps (ASHPs) they exhibit higher efficiency. In this study, difference...