Introduction - Modeling, Design, and Optimization of Net-Zero Energy Buildings - page 9

Table 1.2 Summary of four in-depth case studies presented in Chapter 7

Case Study Description Location

and Climate

ÉcoTerra House
Detailed monitored
data available -
partly designed by
some of the authors;
related scientific
publications also by
authors (Athienitis,
O'Brien, Chen)

Canada's first near net-zero energy
demonstration house. Completed in
2007, commissioned for 2 years,
now occupied with feedback from
occupants;
200 m 2 rural detached house with
building-integrated thermal/
photovoltaic roof, ventilated
concrete slab, passive solar
optimized, and a ground source
heat pump

Eastman,
Quebec,
Canada
Cold,
relatively
sunny climate

Leaf House
Detailed monitored
data available -
engineers who
participated in
design provided
input; related
scientific
publications also by
authors (Cellura,
Guarino, Cesarini)

6-unit low-rise multiunit residential
building with passive solar features,
both solar thermal and photovoltaic
collectors, and a heat pump

Ancona, Italy
Mediterranean
climate - hot
summers,
mild-cold
winters

National Renewable
Energy Laboratory -
Research Support
Facility (RSF)
Detailed monitored
data available -
task participants
work in the
building; task
meeting was held in
the building; related

A large institutional building
consisting of offices, laboratories,
and a large server room. Energy
features include good natural
ventilation and advanced
daylighting design using fixed
louvers and high, reflective ceilings;
radiant cooling, a large photovoltaic
array; and a transpired solar
collector to preheat fresh air

Golden,
Colorado, USA
Cold sunny -
mountain
climate