Small Zero-Utility Passive Houses as a Method of Lowering Smog and Protecting the Environment-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Small Zero-Utility Passive Houses as a Method of Lowering Smog and Protecting the Environment

Published:2020-08-01 Issue:1 Volume:3 Page:1-8
ISSN:2545-2843
Container-title:New Trends in Production Engineering
language:en
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Author:

Grebski Wes¹,Grebski Michalene²,Czerwiński Stefan³,Jagoda-Sobalak Dominika³,Łapuńka Iwona³

Affiliation:

1. The Pennsylvania State University , USA

2. Northampton Community College , Monroe Campus, USA

3. Opole University of Technology , Poland

Abstract

Abstract The chapter describes the concept of sustainable development to minimize the environmental footprint and introduces the concept of the zero-utility solar passive house. The purpouse of the chapter is presentation of sollution for small zero-utility passive houses as a method of lowering smog and protecting the environment. The different concepts of the solar passive residential dwellings are being discussed and evaluated from the perspective of lowering carbon emissions. Energy savings as a result of increasing energy efficiency are also being calculated. The chapter analyzes the procedure for selecting the photovoltaic (PV) system to power the passive house and charge an electric car. Authors calculate the environmental benefits. There were some suggestions and recommendations for industry.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/ntpe-2020-0001

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