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The self-supported house, able to cope with total energy demand without external supply, is in a practical and economical sense an unrealistic approach. 'The zero energy house' therefore, in all foreseeable future will remain a slogan under our conditions. The different items in the energy balance of residential houses are discussed in some depth. The conclusion is that a 50% reduction of the present consumption for new houses may be a practice/economical limit, i.e. a reduction to 100-200 kWh/sq m.p.a.
The self-supported house, able to cope with total energy demand without external supply, is in a practical and economical sense an unrealistic approach. 'The zero energy house' therefore, in all foreseeable future will remain a slogan under our conditions. The different items in the energy balance of residential houses are discussed in some depth. The conclusion is that a 50% reduction of the present consumption for new houses may be a practice/economical limit, i.e. a reduction to 100-200 kWh/sq m.p.a.
Zero Energy House: Is It Possible. Is It Desirable
H. Granum (author)
1990
15 pages
Report
No indication
English
Heating & Cooling Systems , Energy Use, Supply, & Demand , Solar Energy , Architectural Design & Environmental Engineering , Houses , Solar heating , Heat loss , Heat pumps , Construction materials , Water heating , Heat recovery , Economic analysis , Residential buildings , Foreign technology , Energy demand , Energy conservation , Solar architecture
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