Zero Energy Buildings Definition: The term “ZEB” is intended to generally indicate a category of buildings with very high energy performance in the operational phase, characterized by a very low or almost zero annual energy requirement, entirely or very significantly covered by renewable energy, produced on-site or nearby (BPIE, 2011; ECOFYS, 2013). The term “zero-energy [...]
Green Building Green building is a building that focuses on reducing or eliminating negative effects on the environment in design, construction or operation phase and can have positive effects on our climate and natural environment. Green buildings preserve precious natural resources and improve our quality of life. Development and attention to green buildings is part [...]
Sustainability Nowadays, sustainability and sustainable architecture is usually defined as the processes and actions through which humankind avoids the depletion of natural resources, in order to keep an ecological balance that doesn’t allow the quality of life of modern societies to decrease . Sustainable design seeks to reduce negative impacts on the environment, and the [...]
