Sustainable energy performances of green buildings: A review of current theories, implementations and challenges

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

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Review

GhaffarianHoseini, AmirHosein¹  Dahlan, Nur Dalilah¹  Berardi, Umberto²  GhaffarianHoseini, Ali¹  Makaremi, Nastaran¹  GhaffarianHoseini, Mandiar³ 

[1] Univ Putra Malaysia, Fac Design & Architecture, Serdang 43400, Malaysia

[2] Worcester Polytech Inst, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Worcester, MA USA

[3] Univ Calgary, Fac Environm Design EVDS, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada

关键词: Building energy performance;    Renewable energy;    Sustainable built environments;    Green buildings;    Future cities development;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rser.2013.01.010

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This study targets to elucidate the essence of sustainability in green building design implementations. In this regard, the study draws attention to the sustainable energy performances of green buildings to identify the influential parameters based upon the contemporary successful accomplishments. The study elaborates on the contemporary trends and applications of green building design and the respective impacts on sustainable developments. As a result, the analytical review confirms that the sustainable energy performance of green buildings has been transformed to a sensible and practical resolution to alleviate the CO2 emissions and diminish the building sector energy consumption. In addition, with view to the current challenges and barriers, the study concludes that; it is still crucial to identify and develop efficient energy solutions associated with green buildings for addressing the future energy demands. Likewise, the findings highlight that the sustainable energy performances associated with integrated technologies and renewable energy systems are still intertwined with significant challenges related to the fundamental parameters of cost, maintenance, and operation. In conclusion, the contemplations of the research findings are recommended to be taken into consideration by architects, engineers and developers for the development of future eco-cities with an explicit viewpoint towards developing greener and smarter built environments. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

【 授权许可】

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