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Defining zero carbon and zero energy homes from a performance-based regulatory perspective

verfasst von: Stephen Berry, Kathryn Davidson, Wasim Saman

Erschienen in: Energy Efficiency | Ausgabe 2/2014

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The development of a framework for defining net zero energy and net zero carbon homes has seen significant progress over the past decade. With anthropogenic climate change the principal driver, numerous governments are moving to regulate homes at or near a net zero energy or net zero carbon performance level. What has been missing in the literature is a discussion of how the basic principles of performance-based building regulation will shape the definition. The very nature of performance-based regulation as a legally contestable instrument shapes and limits the content of a regulatory definition. This paper examines the recent literature on zero energy and zero carbon building definition frameworks, explores the key characteristics of performance-based standards and determines practical definitions that could be adopted within performance-based building codes.

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Titel: Defining zero carbon and zero energy homes from a performance-based regulatory perspective
verfasst von: Stephen Berry
Kathryn Davidson
Wasim Saman
Publikationsdatum: 01.04.2014
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Energy Efficiency / Ausgabe 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1570-646X
Elektronische ISSN: 1570-6478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-013-9225-7

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