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Standard of nearly zero energy buildings in Germany
Author(s) -
Schöndube Tim,
Carrigan Svenja,
Schoch Torsten,
Kornadt Oliver
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
mauerwerk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1437-1022
pISSN - 1432-3427
DOI - 10.1002/dama.201700013
Subject(s) - zero energy building , directive , christian ministry , european standard , european union , architectural engineering , member states , energy consumption , engineering , civil engineering , zero (linguistics) , political science , business , computer science , international trade , linguistics , philosophy , law , electrical engineering , programming language
The European Union intends to reduce the energy consumption in the building sector. The European Directive 2010/31/EU requires the definition of national standards for nearly zero energy buildings. This article presents a research study supported as part of the research initiative “Zukunft Bau” of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety for the definition of a nearly zero energy building standard for new buildings in Germany. First, the methodology is discussed, then the first results of a variant study on a model building are presented and discussed.