Applied Energy: Annotated Bibliography on Net Zero Energy Buildings

This annotated bibliography examines the concept of Net Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs). The document reviews studies on ZEBs, exploring definitions, energy calculation methodologies, and operational performance. It delves into various ZEB definitions, including net zero energy source, site, cost, and emissions, and analyzes how these definitions influence building performance. The author provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, discussing the role of buildings in contributing to a sustainable framework and highlighting the challenges and opportunities in achieving net-zero energy goals. The evaluation of the article showcases its relevance in understanding the subject and its potential to enhance the audience's understanding of net-zero and positive-net energy concepts, making it a valuable resource for research on ZEBs. The bibliography includes references to key publications in the field.

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Summary
This journal looks at a set of studies that shows building projects having net zero
execution. The writer of article starts by defining the concept of net-zero energy from several
writing before conducting a basic survey on the North American improvements in respects to
ZEBs. Net positive energy is then expressly investigated. This includes a basic survey of studies
done on the subject. The writer gave clarity on the definition of net-zero based on a hypothetical
framing. The author analyzes net-positive energy through investigating the role of a building in
adding value to the framework to which it may be a part of. The writer finds out that net-positive
energy gives a way through for modern specialized, policy, administrative issues and
opportunities currently not appeared in the net zero energy. The author concluded by giving
some challenges of single net zero energy building as a basic unit in making vital gains in energy
which are dissimilar to the predominant anticipation which modern buildings need to achieve net
zero energy.
Evaluation.
This article is pertinent in analyzing the idea of Net-Zero and positive energy. For sure it
is a good article in presenting this idea. This is often attributed to the author’s selection of words
and prove grounded on past research done on the subject. The authors vividly define the concepts
before continuing to investigate the definitions of Net-Zero and positive energy. This allows the
audience an opportunity to grasp of what the author was addressing in this article to express
without much struggle. The author did not nevertheless vividly show the aims of the research.
This especially gave me a difficult time since I was uncertain of what the article was addressing.

The article nevertheless boosted my understanding on the two concepts of zero-net and positive-
net energy. The article hence averagely a great one in the research about ZEBs.

Bibliography
[1] Zhihua Zhou. The operational performance of "net-zero energy building": A study in China.
1st ed. Beijing: Elsevier; 2010.
[2] Ming Hu. Net Zero Energy Building: Predicted and Unintended Consequences.2nd ed.
Beijing: Routledge; 2019.