Toward Zero-Emission Buildings in Italy: A Holistic Approach to Identify Actions Under Current and Future Climates
The European building sector significantly contributes to the EU’s greenhouse gas reduction goals, with the 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) aiming to achieve a decarbonised building stock by 2050. By focusing on an existing office building representative of the Italian building...
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| author | Franz Bianco Mauthe Degerfeld Mamak P. Tootkaboni Matteo Piro Ilaria Ballarini Vincenzo Corrado |
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| description | The European building sector significantly contributes to the EU’s greenhouse gas reduction goals, with the 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) aiming to achieve a decarbonised building stock by 2050. By focusing on an existing office building representative of the Italian building stock, this research evaluates various energy efficiency measures and integrates renewable energy systems to transform the building into a Zero-emission Building (ZeB). Moreover, it also utilises future weather data to address the effects of climate change. Results highlight the actions needed for an empirical ZeB transition, offering insights into challenges and key performance indicators across different intervention scenarios. The findings contribute to establishing national ZeB standards, emphasising the importance of the national building renovation plan in compliance with the EPBD recast requirements. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c0b1a2ca2b4e489fa9db00b407ba5b992025-08-20T03:46:48ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-05-011811272110.3390/en18112721Toward Zero-Emission Buildings in Italy: A Holistic Approach to Identify Actions Under Current and Future ClimatesFranz Bianco Mauthe Degerfeld0Mamak P. Tootkaboni1Matteo Piro2Ilaria Ballarini3Vincenzo Corrado4Technology Energy Building Environment (TEBE) Research Group, Department of Energy “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyTechnology Energy Building Environment (TEBE) Research Group, Department of Energy “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyTechnology Energy Building Environment (TEBE) Research Group, Department of Energy “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyTechnology Energy Building Environment (TEBE) Research Group, Department of Energy “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyTechnology Energy Building Environment (TEBE) Research Group, Department of Energy “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyThe European building sector significantly contributes to the EU’s greenhouse gas reduction goals, with the 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) aiming to achieve a decarbonised building stock by 2050. By focusing on an existing office building representative of the Italian building stock, this research evaluates various energy efficiency measures and integrates renewable energy systems to transform the building into a Zero-emission Building (ZeB). Moreover, it also utilises future weather data to address the effects of climate change. Results highlight the actions needed for an empirical ZeB transition, offering insights into challenges and key performance indicators across different intervention scenarios. The findings contribute to establishing national ZeB standards, emphasising the importance of the national building renovation plan in compliance with the EPBD recast requirements.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/11/2721energy performance of buildings directiveenergy efficiencyzero-emission buildingsGHG emissionsbuilding simulationbuilding energy refurbishment |
| spellingShingle | Franz Bianco Mauthe Degerfeld Mamak P. Tootkaboni Matteo Piro Ilaria Ballarini Vincenzo Corrado Toward Zero-Emission Buildings in Italy: A Holistic Approach to Identify Actions Under Current and Future Climates Energies energy performance of buildings directive energy efficiency zero-emission buildings GHG emissions building simulation building energy refurbishment |
| title | Toward Zero-Emission Buildings in Italy: A Holistic Approach to Identify Actions Under Current and Future Climates |
| title_full | Toward Zero-Emission Buildings in Italy: A Holistic Approach to Identify Actions Under Current and Future Climates |
| title_fullStr | Toward Zero-Emission Buildings in Italy: A Holistic Approach to Identify Actions Under Current and Future Climates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toward Zero-Emission Buildings in Italy: A Holistic Approach to Identify Actions Under Current and Future Climates |
| title_short | Toward Zero-Emission Buildings in Italy: A Holistic Approach to Identify Actions Under Current and Future Climates |
| title_sort | toward zero emission buildings in italy a holistic approach to identify actions under current and future climates |
| topic | energy performance of buildings directive energy efficiency zero-emission buildings GHG emissions building simulation building energy refurbishment |
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