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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 523, 2024
53rd AiCARR International Conference “From NZEB to ZEB: The Buildings of the Next Decades for a Healthy and Sustainable Future”
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Article Number | 01004 | |
Number of page(s) | 14 | |
Section | Innovation in Buildings Components and Technologies | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202452301004 | |
Published online | 07 May 2024 |
Towards Zero Energy Buildings: The UniZEB case study
1 Università Ca’ Foscari, 30100 Venezia (VE), Italy
2 Università degli Studi di Padova, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Edile e Ambientale, 35131 Padova (PD), Italy
3 Scuola Edile di Padova, 35127 Padova (PD), Italy
4 Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori IUSS Pavia, 27100 Pavia (PV), Italy
5 Università degli Studi di Padova, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, 35131 Padova (PD), Italy
* Corresponding author: beatrice.riccardi.1@studenti.unipd.it, beatrice.riccardi@iusspavia.it
Buildings are among the primary contributors to global energy consumption, and reducing their demand is one of the challenges that need to be considered for a sustainable future. Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB) represent one of the most promising strategies in this endeavor, and in this sense, the UniZEB project addresses this issue with an innovative approach. It is a Zero Energy Building Laboratory of the University of Padova, built up from a collaboration between local companies, students, and researchers, featuring high performance HVAC and envelope technologies integrated with renewable energy sources. The present work offers an overview of the project, showing some of the already-faced challenges, as well as future opportunities of research and study. The purpose of the laboratory is indeed to offer the students the possibility to put in practice the knowledge they gain through university, as well as exploring new subjects through recent research topics, e.g., the development of a sensor network for the monitoring of the building, the dynamic model calibration, able to compare expected and current energy demand. The paper aims also to demonstrate the potential of a project like UniZEB, proving how research, innovation, and collaboration can shape the future of sustainable construction.
Key words: Energy efficiency / HVAC systems / Dynamic Energy Models / Living Lab / Innovation in building technologies
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