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Title: Net-Zero Energy Buildings: A Classification System Based on Renewable Energy Supply Options

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/983417· OSTI ID:983417

A net-zero energy building (NZEB) is a residential or commercial building with greatly reduced energy needs. In such a building, efficiency gains have been made such that the balance of energy needs can be supplied with renewable energy technologies. Past work has developed a common NZEB definition system, consisting of four well-documented definitions, to improve the understanding of what net-zero energy means. For this paper, we created a classification system for NZEBs based on the renewable sources a building uses.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
983417
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-550-44586; TRN: US201014%%653
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English