Zero energy homes - Are they economically viable?

被引:35
作者
Berry, Stephen [1 ]
Davidson, Kathryn [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ S Australia, Barbara Hardy Inst, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
关键词
Building energy policy; Zero energy homes; Building monitoring; Energy economics; HOUSING-MARKET; COSTS; EFFICIENCY; BENEFITS; SECTOR; INNOVATION; CURVES; HOUSES; CARBON; LABELS;
D O I
10.1016/j.enpol.2015.05.009
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Whilst net zero energy homes are espoused in many policy circles, and many bespoke examples have been constructed to demonstrate their technical feasibility, there is a scarcity of evidence demonstrating such a standard would be economically rational, particularly for large scale housing development where orientation and aspect may not always be optimal. Drawing on energy monitoring evidence and construction economics associated with a nearly zero energy housing estate in Adelaide, Australia, this paper explores the economic feasibility of the net zero energy home policy in warm temperate climates. The results demonstrate that using economic tools and assumptions typically applied for building energy regulatory policy changes, net societal economic benefits significantly outweigh costs. The clear economic outcomes, combined with expected health and productivity benefits from improved levels of thermal comfort, should provide security to policy makers to progress home energy standards towards net zero energy performance. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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