A net-zero energy building (NZEB) is a building with zero net energy consumption, meaning the total amount of energy used by the building on an annual basis is roughly equal to the amount of renewable energy created on the site. This consultancy...
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Rooftop solar power is not only good for the environment. Installing solar power can also reduce your energy bill. This building project is located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which has a very hot and sunny climate – ideal for solar energy...
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This office design project is located in the hot climate of Saudi Arabia and aims to achieve net zero energy status. Unlike the existing buildings in the city, the design adopts passive strategies like small openings, optimum orientation...
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The carbon footprint is defined as as the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organisation, event or product, and is usually expressed as a carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e).The carbon footprint of...
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Brazil has currently a housing deficit of about 8 million housing units that is still increasing. Due to the fact that social housing provides homes for the population with low income and is funded by governmental programmes or other donors, the...
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This exhibition design wants to be a hymn to life! It aims to arouse the fascination of biological diversity, to explain the complexity of all life on earth, and to promote appreciation and reverence. The hall of the whale in the Zoological...
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Despite being a small country, Nepal displays a highly varying topography which is leading to a variety of climatic conditions. Climate-smart and energy efficient building design (also called passive design) is the answer to a specific local...
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A reliable and affordable supply of energy is essential for economic development in Nepal. Assuming raising fossil fuel prices in the future the economic burden for the Nepalese economy will be even higher than today. Energy efficiency could play...
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This feasibility study analysed more sustainable options for the energy supply system of an dessert village in Upper Egypt. At the starting point the village power supply was provided by an decentralised diesel mini-grid consisting of 3 diesel...
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The Energy+ Pumps pilot project tested the instrument of co-operative procurement for the technology of highly energy-efficient circulation pumps for heating systems in a joint effort for 9 EU Member States. The project received financial support...
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Morphorest is an extraordinary design for the Universal Forum of Cultures in 2004. This international EXPO was aimed to showcase a new universal culture, which is based on peace, diversity and sustainability. Morphorest is temporary architecture...
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