Renewable Energy

Renewable energy sources, including solar, wind, and geothermal, provide clean alternatives to fossil fuels for powering buildings. Integrating renewable energy systems, such as photovoltaic panels or small-scale wind turbines, can significantly reduce a building’s operational emissions. When combined with energy-efficient design and passive systems, renewable energy enables buildings to achieve net-zero energy consumption. Additionally, renewable energy integration supports grid resilience and can contribute to broader community sustainability efforts.
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ZEB Talk /

Anergienetz – Thermal Area Networking (CN/EN)

Video
This ZEB Talk showcases low-temperature district energy systems, emphasizing renewable integration, waste heat use, and sector coupling for sustainable energy solutions
Demonstration Project Report /

Gongchen Community Centre Beijing (EN)

Document
Beijing’s Fangshan Community Center Demonstration project highlights BIPV, recycled materials, and replicable innovations.
Workshop /

Green PV – The Potential of the Building Envelope (CN/EN)

Presentation (slides)
This presentation examines integrating PV and greenery on façades, improving energy efficiency, reducing heat islands, and supporting climate-conscious planning.
Demonstration Project Report /

Chinese Honeybee Museum Shaanxi (EN)

Document
Shaanxi ZEB Demonstration project showcases rural zero-carbon design with BIPV, passive ventilation, sponge landscaping, circular construction, net-zero emissions.
Workshop /

ZEB Design with Low Carbon Building Material (CN/EN)

Presentation (slides)
This ZEB Talk presents embodied carbon reduction strategies using material-efficient design, circular construction, LCA, hybrid timber, and Swiss tools.
Demonstration Project Report /

Training Building Shaoxing (EN)

Document
Shaoxing ZEB Demonstration project integrates BIPV, efficient HVAC, LED lighting, and passive design, achieving energy reduction and near-zero emissions.
Demonstration Project Report /

Taixing Development Zone Waterworks Phase II (EN)

Document
Taixing ZEB Demonstration project integrates BIPV, passive ventilation, smart controls, and water recycling, achieving energy reduction and net-zero emissions.
Demonstration Project Report /

Shanghai Jiading Future City (EN)

Document
Shanghai Jiading ZEB project integrates PV, solar thermal, passive ventilation, and circular construction, achieving energy savings and low-carbon operation
Technical Report /

Zero Emissions Building Design with Greenery and Photovoltaics (EN)

Document
The report presents Swiss strategies combining greenery and PV in ZEBs, highlighting integration, benefits, case studies, guidelines.