Energy Optimised Buildings: Annotated Bibliography on Net-Zero Energy

This assignment presents a summary and evaluation of the article "Energy matching analysis for net-zero energy buildings" by Mohamed and Hasan. The article explores net-zero energy buildings (ZEBs), defining them using site, primary, and carbon dioxide emissions metrics. The analysis focuses on energy matching using LM indicators and GI factors to assess the interaction between a building and the energy grid. The author concludes that certain power technologies and co-generation systems provide better matching compared to conventional systems. The student finds the article well-written, clearly explaining ZEB concepts, supported by previous studies, and useful in understanding the balance between building energy consumption and renewable energy generation. The evaluation highlights the article's reliability, clear analysis, and effective use of equations and graphs. The assignment is a sample of an annotated bibliography, focusing on the article's content and relevance to the study of ZEBs.

Summary of the article (Energy Matching Analysis for Net-Zero Energy Buildings)
This article explores zero energy buildings using previous studies. Using a case study previously
conducted on ZEBs the author investigates energy matching in building and its associated impact
on the various considerations on energy balance. The author begins by defining net-zero energy
from 3 different metrics including site, primary and carbon dioxide emissions. Other than the
three metrics explored the author also examines the definition of NZEB aspects before
continuing to analyses energy matching. The analysis is based on LM indicators including load
cover factor and supply cover factor and GI characterized by 3 factors that define import
export/import interaction between the building and nearby energy grid. From the energy
matching based on bidirectional electricity flow, the author confirmed that relatively power
technologies and co-generation provides a better matching in comparison to the conventional
systems.
Evaluation
This is good article averagely article learning ZEB. The author carefully introduces the meaning
of Zero Energy Building before proceeding to investigating the energy balance metrics. The
article is reliable since all the information presented herein are evidenced based since they are
derived from referenced previous studies. The author examines other perspectives of NZEB with
an aim of developing a consistent comprehension of the zero energy concepts which aided my
comprehension ZEBs as topic. The analysis of the obtained result is also impeccable and
provides a clear insight of the concept. The choices of words used in the article are also clearly
understandable as technical topic. This is evidenced by occasional modeling of concepts using
equations and graphs, a concept I found useful in my own research. It is thus a good article in the
studies related to ZEBs.
Reference
[1] Mohamed A, Hasan A. Energy matching analysis for net-zero energy buildings. Science and
Technology for the Built Environment. 2016 Oct 2; 22(7):885-901.