Congress has established a national goal of achieving net-zero energy buildings by 2030. 1 Approximately 84% of the life cycle energy use of a building is associated with operating the building rather than the materials and energy used for construction. 2 This program will provide the measurement science to realize energy efficient building operation through integrated cybernetic building syste...

Zero-energy buildings have a critical role in reducing global energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. However, few studies analyzed net-zero commercial using measured such as whole-building level end-use data. This paper presents an consumption analysis for the first building Idaho, U.S., cold dry climate data from this well use. Monthly bill analysis, Energy Use Intensity (EUI) were conducted...

Under rapid urbanization-induced global warming and resource depletion, growing interest in zero-energy building (ZEB) zero-emission technologies have emerged globally to improve energy performance homes shape sustainable cities. Although several countries released ZEB-enhanced strategies set national standards policies promote ZEBs, construction projects are still limited demonstration project...

To meet the dual challenges of climate change and peak oil, high-performance (lowenergy) buildings must be the rule rather than the exception. Typical buildings today frequently do not deliver the energy performance predicted by designers or desired by the owner. One of the primary reasons for this failure to perform is that building control systems are not designed, installed and/or operated a...