Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur

College Of Engineering (autonomous)

SEMINAR ON

“ZERO ENERGY BUILDING”

 Contents
•Definition of the zero energy building.
•History of NZEB.
•Factors responsible for the introduction of this concept.
•Total energy consumption diagram.
•Rates of consumption of fossil fuels.
•Priciples of NZEB.
•Design and construction of NZEB.
•Features of a net zero home.
•Advantages of NZEB.
•Disadvantages of NZEB.
•Zero energy buildings in India.
 WHAT IS ZERO ENERGY BUILDING ?
• It is also known as Net Zero Energy Building(NZEB).
• It is a building with zero net energy consumption.
• Total amount of energy used by the building on an annual basis is
equal to the amount of renewable energy created on the site
• Buildings which contribute less overall green house gases to the
atmosphere during operations than normal buildings
 HISTORY OF NZEB

• NZEB was introduced by Energy Performance of Buildings

Directive(EPBD) in the year 2010.
• EPBD is the European Union’s main legislative instrument.
• EPBD promotes the improvement of energy performance of buildings
with in the community.
 WHY ZERO ENERGY BUILDING
COCEPT CAME INTO EXISTENCE ?

• High energy consumption for household appliances.

• Reduced efficiency of a building.
• The excessive usage of fossil fuels in construction industry.
• Increased levels of Green house gases.
• Effect of Global warming.
• Change in climate.
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
DIAGRAM

Conference RoomCopiers & Printers

Restroom Dryers
Kitchen equipment
Displays ( 9%) (2%)
&Washlets (1%)
(6%)
Monitors
Llaptops (1.2%)
(2.5%) Doc system (5%)

Services and Elevator (5%)

Domestic water
telecom (14%) Pumps and
(3%)
Ventilation
auxillary Fans
(1.5%)
(2.6%)
Ceiling Fan (0.6%)
Hyper chairs
(1.8%)

Lights (15%)

Space heating
(29%)
 RATE OF INCREASE IN GLOBAL AND REGIONAL RATES OF
CONSUMPTION OF FOSSIL FUELS

World’s commercial energy Increase since 1979

Production, 1989 ( GJ) (percentage)
Fossil fuels and wood (95.4%)
Solid 95713 26
Liquid 130299 -4
Gas
Gas 70497
70497 33
33
Primary
Primary electricity
electricity (4.6%)
(4.6%)
Geo
Geo thermal
thermal wind
wind 141
141 244
244
Hydro
Hydro 7539
7539 23
23
Nuclear
Nuclear 6783
6783 201
201
Total
Total 310972
310972 14
14
 PRINCIPLES OF NZEB
• Energy demand
• Renewable energy share
• Primary energy demand and carbondioxide emissions
 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF
NZEB
• Passive Solar building design.
• Building energy simulation.
• Energy saving features.
 ADVANTAGES OF NZEB

• Isolation for building owners from future energy price increases.

• Increased comfort due to more uniform interior temperatures.
• Reduced requirement for energy.
• Minimized extra cost.
• Reduced total cost of net monthly cost of living.
• Reduced total cost of ownership due to the improved energy efficiency.
 DISADVANTAGES OF NZEB

• High initial costs.

• Few designers /builders have experience to build ZEBs.
• ZEB may not reduce the required power plant capacity.
• Solar energy capture using the house envelope only works in the
locations unobstructed from sun.
 Zero energy buildings in the India

The Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, New Delhi

• Constructed with adoption of solar passive

design and energy-efficient building materials
• Installed capacity of 930 kW peak power, the
building has the largest rooftop solar system
among
multi-storied buildings in India
• More than 50 per cent area outside the building
is a soft area with plantation and grass
• The building has a robotic parking system in the
basement that can accommodate 330 cars
 Sun carrier omega, Bhopal

• Sun Carrier Omega is the first company to

bring to Indiathe Sun Tracking Intelligent
Solar PV System, which generates about
40% more energy than fixed systems.
• Sun Carrier Omega has commissioned
India's first commercial Net-Zero
Energy Building
 Akshay urja bhavan Panchkula, Haryana

• The Department of Renewable

Energy/HAREDA, has constructed its office
building “Akshay Urja
Bhawan” on an institutional plot measuring
one Acre, at sector 17 Panchkula.
• This building is being constructed based on
solar passive design techniques having
Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV)
system of 42.50 KW capacity, Solar Chimney,
evaporative cooling,
cavity walls, Use of Fly ash based bricks
water recycling and Energy Efficient
Lighting etc.
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