Energy Optimization: Review of Zero Energy Building Concepts

This report analyzes the concept of Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs), beginning with a literature review to define ZEBs and understand different calculation methodologies. The author explores various methodologies such as the metric of balance, balancing period, and energy types. The report identifies parameters that differentiate ZEB definitions, emphasizing the need for elaboration. It presents possible solutions for implementing these parameters and concludes by summarizing the article's aims and objectives. The review emphasizes the article's clarity in defining ZEB concepts, its use of evidence-based arguments, and its effective connection to previous research, making it a valuable resource for understanding the concept of zero energy buildings.

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Summary of the article
This article examines the concept of zero energy buildings. The author starts by defining the
meaning of zero energy buildings, the author achieved this by carrying out a detailed literature
review, and this assisted the author to have a deeper understanding of the zero-energy buildings1.
The author also examined different methodologies which are used to calculate for the zero
energy building whereby methodologies such as the metric of the balance, the balancing period,
the type of energy among others were reviewed. From the literature review, the author identified
and presented several parameters which differ between the zero energy buildings definitions and
which will require to be elaborated before a detailed definition of the Zero Energy Buildings is
formulated. Finally, the author reviewed the possible solutions for the implementation of the
parameters which were listed. The author concludes by stating what the aims and objectives of
the article were.
Evaluation.
This article is very important in examining and analyzing the concept of Zero Energy
Buildings2. This article defines then Zero-energy building in a very easy and straight forward
manner which is evident through the author's evidence-based arguments and the selection of
words which are used to discuss the various aspects that were listed. The author defines the
concepts before relating them to the previous researches that have been carried out on the topic.
This presents an opportunity for the readers to have a knowhow of what the author was trying to
present without a struggle. The author concluded by mentioning the aims and objectives of the
article which made it much easy for me to understand the concept of the zero energy building.

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This article hence is an excellent article to study and understand the concept of a zero energy
building.
References
[1] Kapsalaki M, Leal V, Santamouris M. A methodology for economic efficient design of Net
Zero Energy Buildings. Energy and Buildings. 2012 Dec 1;55:765-78.
[2] Sartori I, Napolitano A, Voss K. Net zero energy buildings: A consistent definition
framework. Energy and buildings. 2012 May 1;48:220-32.