The life-cycle energy consumption of zero-energy houses Universiteit Gent
Taking the building sectorU+2019s huge impact on the environment into consideration, the European Union aims at U+2018nearly zero-energyU+2019 buildings by 2021, imposing strict requirements for the (non-renewable) operational energy consumption. The life cycle energy consumption of these nearly zero-energy buildings is an aspect of growing interest, encompassing both the life cycle embodied energy and end-of-life energy in building products, ...