“DESIGN OF ZERO ENERGY BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION”

SYNOPSIS REPORT Submitted to

Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal (M.P.)

towards Partial Fulfillment for the Award of
Master of Technology (Construction Technology & Management)
Submitted By
YOGESH SINGH
Enrollment No. 0191CE19MT23
Under the guidance of
Prof. Dilip Jain
Department of Civil Engineering
TECHNOCRATS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (EXCELLENCE)
Bhopal (M.P) 2020-21
 CONTENT

1. Abstract

2. Introduction

3. Literature Review

4. Objectives

5. Methodology

6. Expected Outcomes

7. References
 ABSTRACT
In the future, to reduce carbon dioxide emission in the atmosphere of the earth
and protecting the earth environment, mankind will be forced to do a lot less
energy for heating than it uses it still. If we add to this that the stocks of non-
renewable energy resources are finite, it should be recognized that the main
characteristic of the future buildings is ultra-low energy consumption and even
energy consumption close to zero. And many countries have established similar
standards of energy consumption. ZEBs have the promising to reduce the
significant energy use and as well to increase the overall share of renewable
energy. However, in order not to fall short of expectation, there is a need for
commonly agreed ZEB definition framework and a robust ‘zero’ calculation
methodology. This framework should allow for a variety of solution sets and not
focus only on PV based solution sets, as this strategy is mainly addressing small
and new buildings. Key words- Net Zero-Energy Buildings; Sustainable building;
Ecofriendly buildings.
 INTRODUCTION
Increasing public and political awareness and concern regarding climate
change and global environmental degradation is translating into a greater
demand for demonstrated environmental responsibility across all sectors of
society. Within the building industry this is manifest in the demand for higher
environmental performance requirements of buildings. Moreover, this
development is occurring concurrently with a host of other significant shifts:
greater interest in systems approaches and associated synergies between
strategies, acknowledging relationships between buildings and infrastructure
rather than a sole focus on individual buildings, and the recognition and
engagement in local/community initiatives as a powerful means to effect positive
change. Energy consumption and requirement of residential buildings has grown
fast in recently years, thus raising a challenge on zero energy residential building
(ZERB) systems, the main aim at substantially reducing energy consumption of
residential buildings. Thus, how to facilitate ZERB has become a hot but difficult
topic. In the paper, we put forward the overall design principle of ZERB based on
analysis of the systems’ energy demand. In particular, the architecture for both
schematic design and passive technology is optimized and both energy simulation
analysis and energy balancing analysis are implemented, followed by committing
the selection of high-efficiency appliance and renewable energy sources for ZERB
residential building.
 LITERATURE REVIEW
• Liping Wang, Julie Gwilliam, Phil Jones (2009) “Case study of zero energy house
design in UK” -Possible solutions for zero energy building design in UK are
discussed in this paper. Simulation software (Energy Plus and TRNSYS 16) are
employed in this study, where Energy Plus simulations are applied to enable
facade design studies considering building materials, window sizes and
orientations and TRNSYS is used for the investigation of the feasibility of zero
energy houses with renewable electricity, solar hot water system and energy
efficient heating systems under Cardiff weather conditions. Various design
methods are compared and optimal design strategies for typical homes and
energy systems are provided.
• A.M.S. Kashkooli (2013) “Clarifying Net Energy Positive Design”- This paper is
directed at clarifying the notion of net energy positive design with particular
focus on what constitutes appropriate boundaries, baseline conditions and
associated timeframes. Over the past decade, numerous building projects have
been presented as “net zero” energy or carbon “neutral.” Such claims have
been made through using a variety of different approaches – onsite renewable
energy technologies, carbon sequestration, purchasing green energy credits,
etc.
 Efforts have subsequently been directed at formulating clear definitions of
net zero and carbon neutral and these have provided some degree of clarity
and theoretical framing of these notions. The emerging notion of “net
positive energy” which, rather than simply being considered an extension of
net-zero energy, raises a host of new theoretical and practical issues.

• Ion Visa, Macedon D. Moldovan∗, Mihai Comsit, Anca Duta (2013) “Improving
the renewable energy mix in a building toward the nearly zero energy status”-
Developing Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NyZEB) represents a path toward
sustainable communities and is required by international regulations, starting
with 2018. Combined measures for reducing the energy demand and
increasing the share of renewable energy systems in buildings are very much
investigated for different types of buildings. One specific case is represented
by the buildings where – as result of the green energy policies – renewables
are already installed, but the NyZEB status is not reached yet. These buildings
are main candidates in getting this status as the initial investment required is
significantly lower theoretical and practical issues.
• A.J. Marszal, P. Heiselberg, J.S. Bourrelle, E. Musall, K. Voss, I. Sartori , A.
Napolitano (2010) “Zero Energy Building – A review of definitions and
calculation methodologies”- The concept of Zero Energy Building (ZEB) has
gained wide international attention during last few years and is now seen as
the future target for the design of buildings. However, before being fully
implemented in the national building codes and international standards, the
ZEB concept requires clear and consistent definition and a commonly
agreed energy calculation methodology. This paper focuses on the review of
the most of the existing ZEB definitions and the various approaches towards
possible ZEB calculation methodologies. It presents and discusses possible
answers to the abovementioned issues in order to facilitate the
development of a consistent ZEB definition and a robust energy calculation
methodology.
 OBJECTIVES
• To achieve important criteria for sustainable building.
• Net zero energy building be achieve in climate zone.
• The aim of this research is assessing the net zero energy building
requirement for sustainable construction. For achieving this goal, a
comprehensive research of the relevant literature is done as well some
cases are employed for better illustration of the topic.
• The objective is to maximize energy efficiency, optimize occupant
comfort, and reduce dependency on both the grid and the municipal
potable water supply by implementing sustainable strategies in designing
a research and sports facility.
 METHODOLOGY
• The following steps were adopted in order to achieve the objective of this
study of energy efficiency of the designed building.
• Create sustainable category definitions and background study for sustainable
construction through literature surveys and study of materials through data
collection.
• Evaluation of object of the research.
• Conduct online research to find projects and project information and Conduct
data analysis and thorough investigations of Feasibility of sustainable
construction through available case studies.
• Layout the problem statement concluded from the above study and provide
Architectural and space solutions of energy efficient methods to be adopted
for the construction maintenance and performance of sustainable buildings.
• Perform Life Cycle Assessment of sustainable buildings.
• Perform Design/Energy Analysis and propose frameworks, grid analysis, and
Temperature Test Results.
• Propose various applications and benefit campaigns for encouragement of use of
sustainable buildings in India. The study of actual problem in adoption of
sustainable buildings, its Remedies and Benefits will be produced.
 EXPECTED OUTCOMES

• Reducing trash, pollution and degradation of the environment.

• Efficiently using energy, water and other resources.
• Protecting occupant health and improving productivity.
• Reduces Wastage of Water and Energy.
• Conserves Natural Resources.
• Improves Air and Water Quality.
• Protects Biodiversity and Ecosystems.
• Economic Benefits.
• Reduces Costs and Increase Value.
• Improves Occupant Productivity.
• Creates a Market For Green Product and Services.
• Social Benefits.
• Improves the Quality of Life.
 REFERENCES
1) Liping Wang, Julie Gwilliam, Phil Jones (2009) "Case study of zero energy
house design in UK" - International Journal of Engineering Research &
Technology (IJERT)
2) A.M.S. Kashkooli (2013) "Clarifying Net Energy Positive Design International
Journal of Advanced Research in Science & Technology (IJARSE)
3) Ion Visa, Macedon D. Moldovan, Mihai Comsit, Anca Duta (2013)"Improving
the renewable energy mix in a building toward the nearly zero energy status"
-International Journal for Modern Trends in Science and Technology.
4) A.J. Marszal, P. Heiselberg, J.S. Bourrelle, E. Musall, K.Voss, I.Sartori, A.
Napolitano (2010) "Zero Energy Building - A review of definitions and
calculation methodologies"- International Journal of Engineering Research &
Technology (IJERT).