A STUDY ON INCORPORATING ZERO ENERGY BUILDING FEATURES IN A RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. Kanchana, P. Akshaya, R. Gokul Krishnan and R. JawaharAbstract Any building has significant impact on the energy use and the environment which can potentially affect the development of a country. It is highly important to minimize energy usage to preserve the environment. Energy usage also causes climatic changes, environmental degradation and increases the air pollution. The amount of energy utilization should be considerably reduced in all types of buildings to make environmentally sustainable towns and cities. The buildings that utilize minimum energy and discharges minimum waste in to the environment can be called zero energy buildings. Zero energy buildings offer numerous advantages to the society as a whole. The aim of this study is to focus on the zero energy components that can be incorporated to create Net Zero energy by using various energy resources. The study discusses the various energy optimization features in a residential building of around 2000 sq. ft area. The building is energy sufficient building and it uses renewable energy sources for heating and power generation to operate the electrical and electronic appliances. |