renovation; nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB); Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB); fuel poverty; thermal comfort; EPBD; warm climate; construction quality
Abstract :
[en] In times of great transition of the European construction sector to energy efficient and nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB), a market observation containing qualitative and quantitative indications should help to fill out some of the current gaps concerning the EU 2020 carbon targets. Next to the economic challenges, there are equally important factors that hinder renovating the existing residential building stock and adding newly constructed high performance buildings. Under these circumstances this paper summarises the findings of a cross-comparative study of the societal and technical barriers of nZEB implementation in 7 Southern European countries. The study analyses the present situation and provides an overview on future prospects for nZEB in Southern Europe. The result presents an overview of challenges and provides recommendations based on available empirical evidence to further lower those barriers in the European construction sector. The paper finds that the most Southern European countries are poorly prepared for nZEB implementation and especially to the challenge/opportunity of retrofitting existing buildings. Creating a common approach to further develop nZEB targets, concepts and definitions in synergy with the climatic, societal and technical state of progress in Southern Europe is essential. The paper provides recommendations for actions to shift the identified gaps into opportunities for future development of climate adaptive high performance buildings.
Research center :
Sustainable Buildings Design Lab
Disciplines :
Architecture
Author, co-author :
Attia, Shady ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Techniques de construction des bâtiments
Polyvios, Eleftheriou
Xeni, Flouris
Morlot, Rodolphe
Language :
English
Title :
Overview and future challenges of nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB) design in Southern Europe
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