Positive net buildings: simulations and optimization

Abstract

For a positive net building (PNEB), the paper presents its need, and tools to achieve its design. The PNEB should provide the maximum thermal comfort with a minimum of energy, primary energy, and exergy consumption, and a minimum of CO2 emission. Then, the paper presents the software for a energy simulation and optimization of PNEB. After that, the paper describes the two examples connected to the PNEB. The first example is a simulation of a residential PNEB, and the second the optimization of the photovoltaics in the residential PNEB.