Abstract
A new team of building industry experts is needed in the design and construction of high-performance net-zero-energy homes in order to respond to their highly integrated nature. This chapter identifies a range of energy professionals who, working alongside the architect and the engineer during the early design phase of the project, ensure the attainment of performance goals. The building performance specialist, the renewable energy expert and/or installer, the home energy rater, and the homebuilder/manufacturer contribute particular skills, principles, values and benchmarks for measuring performance excellence. Their contributions to the home’s overall performance and their participation in the integrative design process, specific to highperformance net-zero-energy homes, are discussed in this chapter.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Design and Construction of High-Performance Homes |
| Subtitle of host publication | Building Envelopes, Renewable Energies and Integrated Practice |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 193-202 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781135874841 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780415615280 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2013 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Engineering
- General Arts and Humanities
- General Social Sciences
- General Environmental Science
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