The past decade has seen increased awareness of the need for renewable energy and reducing embodied energy in the building sector. Together with our affiliates, our global #EfficiencyFirst campaign aims to raise awareness of the foundational aspect of sustainable buildings that is too often overlooked: Energy efficiency. Currently, 35% of global energy consumption stems from the buildingContinue reading “Efficiency: The First Renewable Energy”
Category Archives: passive house
Passive House Design in healthcare
NZEB Australia will be partnering with Clinics By Design, a dedicated Design & Construction company specialising in new buildings and fit-outs for the healthcare industry, to provide Passive House Design services for their upcoming projects. Buildings that implement the Passive House principles use approximately 80% less energy than buildings of equivalent size while providing superiorContinue reading “Passive House Design in healthcare”
nZEB buildings in Europe
The EPBD requires all new buildings from 2021 (public buildings from 2019) to be nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEB). According to Article 2 “nearly zero-energy building” means a building that has a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I. The nearly zero or very low amount of energy required should be coveredContinue reading “nZEB buildings in Europe”
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