The net zero-energy home: precedent and catalyst for local performance-based architecture
Description
The building sector is responsible for consuming the largest proportional share of global material and energy resources. Some observers assert that buildings are the problem and the solution to climate change. It appears that in the United States a coherent national energy policy to encourage rapid building performance improvements is not imminent. In this environment, where many climate and ecological scientists believe we are running out of time to reverse the effects of anthropogenic climate change, a local grass-roots effort to create demonstration net zero-energy buildings (ZEB) appears necessary. This paper documents the process of designing a ZEB in a community with no existing documented ZEB precedent. The project will establish a framework for collecting design, performance, and financial data for use by architects, building scientists, and the community at large. This type of information may prove critical in order to foster a near-term local demand for net zero-energy buildings.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2014
Agent
- Author (aut): Francis, Alan Merrill
- Thesis advisor (ths): Bryan, Harvey
- Committee member: Addison, Marlin
- Committee member: Ramalingam, Muthukumar
- Publisher (pbl): Arizona State University