There are many different possible combinations of building envelope, utility equipments and onsite energy generation equipments that can lead to net zero-energy performance. For instance, a building with standard design can offset its energy demand by adding a large amount of photovoltaic cells or by improving its energy efficiency rating first and then adding a smaller amount of photovoltaic c...

Due to low energy price, economic optimization of consumption has no justification for users in Iran. Nowadays, the issue of ending fossil fuels, production of greenhouse gases and the main role of building in consumption of considerable amount of energy has drawn the focus of global researches to a new concept called net zero energy building. In this study, modeling, simulation and energy anal...

Decarbonizing the building sector is extremely important to mitigating climate change as contributes 40% of overall energy consumption and 36% total greenhouse gas emissions in world. Net-zero buildings are one promising decarbonization attempts due their potential decreasing use increasing share renewable energy. To achieve a net-zero building, it necessary decrease demand by applying efficien...