Primary Energy Balance driven Integrated Energy Design Process of Positive Energy Building

The ISO 52000–1:2017 is the overarching Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) standard, providing general framework EPB assessment. It applicable to assessment overall energy use a building, by measurement or calculation, and calculation performance in terms primary other energy-related metrics. 52000–1 provides profound guidelines, but also gives freedom adapt guidelines with national standards regulations. This article focuses on design stage syn.ikia project, which aims deliver blueprint for an Integrated Design Process sustainable plus buildings neighbourhoods, leading way districts cities. project has four demonstration sites one being focus this located Catalonia, Spain. Even though Spanish Technical code both are based 52000–1, criteria boundaries those two vary some degree, that can cause great difference balance. In balance considers all common uses including heating, cooling, ventilation, dehumidification, domestic hot water lighting, while Code excludes lighting consumption. main however caused due fact hypothesis exported considered how much non-renewable avoided from grid, it. For evaluation these differences, simplified monthly tool developed during key indicators project. analysis presented, analyzing effects boundaries, different building alternatives.