LIVING BUILDING
SERIES
NetZEB Design: A Step by Step Approach
Reference Reading
Thursday, 9th April 10:30am-12:30pm.
The Program schedule for the webinar:
10:15am-10:30am : Log in and Registration
10:30am-10:35am : Hariharan Chandra - An Introduction to the Living Building Series
10:35am-11:20am : Ashish Rakheja - NetZEB Design : A Step by Step Approach
11:20am-12:30 pm : Q/A by experts
Reference Reading 01.
What is a net zero energy building?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-energy_building
Reference Reading 02.
What can be done in ZEBs from a design perspective?
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nibs.org/resource/resmgr/BEST/best3_proskiw.1.8.pdf
Reference Reading 03.
The case study. These slides will help you understand better the concept of Zero Energy Buildings.
Questions for Students to answer
- What is Net ZEB balance?
- List five cost-effective decisions that will help reduction in a building's energy consumption.
- What does the following para mean? This is extracted from the Wikipedia site referred above.
- “Zero-energy buildings are often designed to make dual use of energy including that from white goods. For example, using refrigerator exhaust to heat domestic water, ventilation air and shower drain heat exchangers, office machines and computer servers, and body heat to heat the building.“
- What is ZEB harvest of energy? Give examples. What is energy conservation? Give examples.
- What is offsite purchase of power?
- What are advantages and disadvantages of building ZEBs?
Kindly submit yours Answers by 30th April EOD on
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