A Perspective of Decarbonization Pathways in Future Buildings in the United States

Ye, Yunyang; Dehwah, Ammar Hamoud Ahmad; Faulkner, Cary A.; Sathyanarayanan, Haripriya; Lei, Xuechen

doi:10.3390/buildings13041003

A Perspective of Decarbonization Pathways in Future Buildings in the United States

Journal Article · Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Buildings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13041003· OSTI ID:1974528

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Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

The commitment of electrification and decarbonization goals in the United States (U.S.) will significantly change the performance of future buildings. To meet these goals, it is critical to summarize the existing research related to building electrification and decarbonization and discuss future research pathways. This paper provides a perspective on decarbonization pathways of future buildings in the U.S. A critical review of the existing research was conducted, which is divided into three closely linked categories: technologies, economic impacts, and code regulations. Technologies support investments and code regulations while marketing affects the design of building codes and standards. In the meantime, code regulations guide the development of technologies and marketing. Based on the review, future potential research directions for building decarbonization are then discussed. Due to the needs of building decarbonization, future research will be multidisciplinary, conducted at a large geographic scale, and involve a multitude of metrics, which will undoubtedly introduce new challenges. The perspective presented in this paper will provide policy-makers, researchers, building owners, and other stakeholders with a way to understand the impact of electrification and decarbonization of future buildings in the U.S.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1974528

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-182786

Journal Information:: Buildings, Journal Name: Buildings Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 13; ISSN 2075-5309

Publisher:: MDPICopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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