Projects

•Based on archetype of the

Varennes Library
•2000 m2 floor area – total over
two floors
•Rectangular, south facing 50 m
wide x 20 m deep
•Allow roof slope to vary but
keep max height
 Project topic Comments

Example BIPV/T roof design options Be ambitious; generate more energy than needed
for export

projects Passive solar design – windows and mass Comfort important

Façade design options Windows, STPV, motorized shades

Design of NZEB for predictive control Floor heating design and control

Active control of solar gains and daylighting Glare, energy efficiency, possible STPV

Natural ventilation with motorized windows When will it used; use with motorized shades
automatically controlled is a possibility

Thermal storage options and predictive control Different design options for floor heating and
cooling

Application of phase change materials for energy Control is important

storage

Optimal design of the NZEB at the early design How to reach net-zero
stage

Optimal NZEB control to reduce peak demand in Energy storage important

winter
 Optimal
Smart Solar combination of solar–and
Building concept energynet
towards efficiency technologies and
zero energy
techniques provides different pathways to high performance and an annual
net-zero energy balance
Solar energy: electricity + daylight + heat

It is possible to design net-

zero energy homes and
low-rise buildings by
generating
both electricity and useful
heat from BIPV/T roofs
and optimizing passive
solar gains

Key design variables: geometry – solar potential, thermal insulation, windows, BIPV, energy storage6
Case study – a net-zero energy library building: Varennes
Library

Above stats for building were calculated based on monitored data

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 Varennes Library – overview of energy flows

Illustration of different energy technologies that can be used to Load duration curve: [top] net consumption, [middle] net
enhance flexibility in the operation of the Varennes library production and [Bottom] the energy exported free to grid

Note: grid will buy up to a max. of 50 kW from building