The net zero-energy building (NZEB) concept has recently gained prominence worldwide. Large scale adoption and implementation of NZEBs would potentially contribute greatly to greening of the building sector. However, it is still at a nascent stage of niche formation. This paper aims to assess the governance context for adoption and uptake of NZEBs through niche formation in India by addressing ...

The important goal of decarbonization communities and cities has resulted in the emergence new concepts implementations Net-Zero/Positive-Energy Buildings Districts (NZPEBD) recent years [...]

Aesthetic appearance of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products, such as semitransparent PV (STPV) glass, is crucial for their widespread adoption and contribution to the net-zero energy building (NZEB) goal. However, visual distortion significantly limits aesthetics STPV glass. In this study, we investigate effect transparent periodic-micropattern-based thin-film (PMPV) panels availab...

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...

The European Union (EU) aims to establish a guideline that requires all new buildings comply with nearly zero-energy (NZEB) by 2030. This decision involves technologies based on concepts meet international standards. research review the literature ‘net building’ and analyses possibility of applying this nine statistically representative neighbourhoods building stock'in Belgium, depending built ...