Z ERO E NERGY B UILDING

H ISTORY

ZEB C ONCEPTS
Net Zero Site Energy Net Zero Source Energy Net Zero Energy Costs Net Zero Energy Emissions

W HY ZEB ?

W HY ?
Reduces Energy Consumption
Reduces Green House Gases (Carbon

Emissions) & Global Warming

Reduces Dependence on Fossil Fuels

Reduces Ozone Depletion Reduces Climate Change Protects Our Environment for Future

Generations

E NERGY C ONSUMPTION U NITED S TATES

IN THE

W HAT MAKES AN ZEB ?

W HAT

MAKES AN

ZEB ?

Site selection & Orientation Passive solar design

Building envelop design

Low energy consumption

Active energy system

S OLAR O RIENTATION

H ISTORIC W IND P ATTERN

G EOTHERMAL O PPORTUNITY

W HAT

MAKES AN

ZEB ?

Site selection & Orientation Passive solar design

Building envelop design

Low energy consumption

Active energy system

Z ERO E NERGY S TRATEGIES

D AYLIGHT

N ATURAL V ENTILATION

T RANSPIRED C OLLECTOR

R ADIANT H EATING C OOLING

AND

T HERMAL M ASS

N IGHT P URGE

G REEN I T

NREL Research Support Facility (RSF)

S INGAPORE Z ERO E NERGY B UILDING

L IGHT

PIPES

L IGHT D UCT

G REEN W ALL

S OLAR C HIMNEY

D IAMOND B UILDING

BURJ AL - TAQA

T HOMAS E DISON
Id put my money on the Sun and Solar Energy, what a source of Power!

I hope we dont have to wait

until oil and coal run out,

before we tackle that.