Achieving near Zero Energy Building in Albania: An Approach for the Retrofit of a Public-School Building

Since its introduction in 2010, the nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB) concept has known a large diffusion European countries. Albania, an aspiring candidate country to join Union EU, is paving way towards by transposing EU directives fields of energy efficiency into national legislation. Most building stock includes buildings with low thermal and performance but high refurbishment potential, too. The can become important contributor decarbonization strategy due percentage electricity produced hydropower stations, making it one least carbon-intensity countries production point view. article focuses on evaluation existing school located Tirana potentialities reach nZEB target, analysing both suitable technological solutions market situation. Primary Factors PEF for local are estimated referring statistical data comparison, neighbouring countries, Italy Greece, order investigate potential achievement target Albania.