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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2664| Publication type: | Conference paper |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Towards development of a label for zero emission buildings : a tool to evaluate potential zero emission buildings |
| Authors: | Bühler, Devi Schuetze, Thorsten Junge, Ranka |
| DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-2664 10.3390/su7055071 |
| Published in: | Sustainability |
| Proceedings: | Special Issue "Towards Sustainability: Selected Papers from the Fourth World Sustainability Forum (2014)" |
| Editors of the parent work: | Rosen, Marc A. |
| Volume(Issue): | 7 |
| Page(s): | 5071 |
| Pages to: | 5093 |
| Conference details: | The 4th World Sustainability Forum, Electronic Conference at sciforum.net/conference/wsf-4, 1-30 November 2014 |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | MDPI |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Zero emission buildings; Sustainable technologies |
| Subject (DDC): | 720: Architecture |
| Abstract: | The operation of so-called Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB) does not result in harmful emissions to water, soil and air. In contrast, ZEBs produce energy, water and resources. Therefore, the definition of ZEBs in this paper goes well beyond the definition of (Net) Zero Energy Buildings, which focuses primarily on greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels. The concept of ZEB is based on the decentralization of urban infrastructure systems on the building level. The aim is to avoid environmental impacts during the building operation through sustainable production, management, consumption, and recycling of resources. In order to facilitate an easy evaluation of ZEBs a ZEB assessment tool needed to be developed. This paper discusses the development of the general framework, the assessment method, and the ZEB Assessment Tool (ZEBAT), which facilitates the evaluation of the environmental performance of potential ZEBs. The exemplary evaluation of selected case studies from Switzerland and South Korea illustrates the method and the practicability of the ZEBAT for the evaluation of potential ZEBs. The holistic integration of environmental performance factors and their specific environmental impacts facilitates the successful application of the ZEBAT independently from the specific use of a building and its geographical location. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/2701 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | Life Sciences and Facility Management |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR) |
| Published as part of the ZHAW project: | Zero Emission Buildings: Integrating Sustainable Technologies and Infrastructure Systems |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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Bühler, D., Schuetze, T., & Junge, R. (2015). Towards development of a label for zero emission buildings : a tool to evaluate potential zero emission buildings [Conference paper]. In M. A. Rosen (Ed.), Sustainability (Vol. 7, pp. 5071–5093). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2664
Bühler, D., Schuetze, T. and Junge, R. (2015) ‘Towards development of a label for zero emission buildings : a tool to evaluate potential zero emission buildings’, in M.A. Rosen (ed.) Sustainability. MDPI, pp. 5071–5093. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2664.
D. Bühler, T. Schuetze, and R. Junge, “Towards development of a label for zero emission buildings : a tool to evaluate potential zero emission buildings,” in Sustainability, 2015, vol. 7, pp. 5071–5093. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-2664.
BÜHLER, Devi, Thorsten SCHUETZE und Ranka JUNGE, 2015. Towards development of a label for zero emission buildings : a tool to evaluate potential zero emission buildings. In: Marc A. ROSEN (Hrsg.), Sustainability. Conference paper. MDPI. 2015. S. 5071–5093
Bühler, Devi, Thorsten Schuetze, and Ranka Junge. 2015. “Towards Development of a Label for Zero Emission Buildings : A Tool to Evaluate Potential Zero Emission Buildings.” Conference paper. In Sustainability, edited by Marc A. Rosen, 7:5071–93. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2664.
Bühler, Devi, et al. “Towards Development of a Label for Zero Emission Buildings : A Tool to Evaluate Potential Zero Emission Buildings.” Sustainability, edited by Marc A. Rosen, vol. 7, MDPI, 2015, pp. 5071–93, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2664.
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