Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings of the Lombardy Region (Italy), a Case Study of High-Energy Performance Buildings

Energies

Giuliano Dall’O’²  Valentina Belli¹  Mauro Brolis¹  Ivan Mozzi¹ 

[1] Finlombarda S.p.A., Energy Department, Via Taramelli 12, Milan 20124, Italy; E-Mails:Department of Architecture, Building Environment and Construction Engineering, Polytechnic of Milan, Via E. Bonardi 9, Milan 10133, Italy;

关键词: energy efficiency;    near zero energy buildings;    green buildings;    high-performance buildings;    energy certification;    energy policies;    CENED;    Lombardy;   

DOI  :  10.3390/en6073506

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The topic of nearly zero-energy buildings (n-ZEB), introduced by the Directive 2010/31/EU will direct the building market toward ever greater energy efficiency of new buildings. In some contexts, however, the building market for high-efficiency buildings has evolved, in recent years, on the basis of national and regional laws that have contributed to the acceleration of the process. This paper analyses the case study of the Lombardy Region (Italy), which transposed and assimilated the Directive 91/2002 (Energy Performance Building Directive), as of 2006, with regional legislation for energy efficiency of buildings. Within a few years the market for high energy-performance of buildings in the Lombardy Region had grown substantially: to date nearly 7500 energy performance certificates for buildings of Class A and Class A+ have been issued. The paper therefore analyses a success story in what is a field of great current interest, namely n-ZEB buildings. In the first part of the work, the evolution in terms of energy efficiency of the housing market in the Lombardy Region has been analyzed, with particular reference to the high energy-performance of buildings. The second part focuses on a sample of 20 n-ZEB buildings in order to highlight the design choices applied to them.

【 授权许可】

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