Net-Zero and Positive Energy Communities: Best Practice Guidance Based on the ZERO-PLUS Project Experience [Paperback]

This book presents a methodology for the design, construction, monitoring, optimization, and post-occupancy evaluation of net-zero and positive-energy communities based on the experiences gained in the EU Horizon 2020 ZERO-PLUS project.

Shabtai Isaac is a Senior Lecturer in Project Management at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

Isaac Meir is Architect, Town Planner, Archaeologist, and Professor at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

Gloria Pignatta is Scientia Lecturer and City Futures Research Centre (CFRC) Fellow (20212024) in the School of Built Environment (BE), Faculty of Arts, Design, and Architecture (ADA), at University of New South Wales, Australia.

This book presents a methodology for the design, construction, monitoring, optimization, and post-occupancy evaluation of net-zero and positive-energy communities based on the experiences gained in the EU Horizon 2020 ZERO-PLUS project. It describes the steps, tools, and methods developed during the project, providing practical information for the energy and construction sector that will be of interest to students, engineers, architects, developers, and professionals working around high performance architecture and sustainable communities.

Through the ZERO-PLUS project, a consortium of 32 partners from eight countries, including academic institutions, technology providers, architects, and construction companies, designed four communities covering completely different geo-climatic regions, construction practices, and cultural backgrounds in Cyprus, Italy, France, and the UK. The communities were designed, optimized, constructed, monitored, handed over to tenants, post-occupancy evaluated, and troubleshooted through a system of continuous collaboration and data acquisition. This book presents these cals&