The Architectural Concept of the Building with Low Energy Consumption

Abstract

Energy-efficient construction has been developing only since recent times; however, the field of its application is surprising. Why is it so? First, there is the continuous increase of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. In such case, there is an urgent necessity to reduce the volume of fuel consumed as a whole. Second, energy recourses become expensive due to decreasing of renewable energy sources. Consequently, energy savings become a global question. One of the areas to reduce energy consumption is housing, which consumes approximately 30 to 40% of all energy resources. Presently, there are countries that have lower intakes of energy for heating buildings already and they are entering the near future with technology of the construction of buildings with zero energy consumption. The object of this work is to design a demonstration model of a building with energy consumption close to zero. The current article describes activities that reduce energy consumption of the building by selecting the rational architectural planning and three-dimensional solution.