Best Way to Create Energy Is Not Using It

   The Biggest crises that world is going face soon is inadequate Energy problem due exponential increase in demand but only limited amount of resources available. As a result of lack of energy their would be no clean water to drink, Lack of food etc. because everything is directly or indirectly depended on the energy.

Graph showing project increase Energy Consumption from (1980-2030)

So the need of energy of the exponentially growing population cannot be full filled by only becoming energy efficient only. Hence the “Best Way to Create Energy Is Not Using It” i.e., to eliminate the demand of energy from gird. This elimination of grid can be done by Net Zero Building. The term of Net Zero Energy building is defined as the building with zero net energy consumption i.e., the total amount of energy used by the building on annual basis is roughly equal to the total amount of renewable energy created on the site (Energy Used per year = Energy Produced per year).

 

  Energy Consumption by the different sources

 With comparison from the different sources the energy consumption by the buildings are most. Hence by switching to the net zero building that consumption can be brought down to nearly zero. As the building are capable of making their on energy from different kind of renewable energies in which the solar energy is the most commonly.The principle of  net energy consumption is seen as a means of reducing carbon emissions and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Although zero-energy buildings are still not common in developed countries, they are gaining importance and popularity. 

While designing the net zero building the reverse engineering is done first the amount of energy required by building on daily basis’s is calculated then the design is made so that it can get the produce the amount of energy required.

                                    Model of a Net Zero Building

The cost of developing a net zero building might be high but has various long term benefits such as

           reduced total net monthly cost of living

• contribute to the greater benefits of the society, e.g. providing sustainable renewable energy to the grid, reducing the need of grid expansion

• reduced total cost of ownership due to improved energy efficiency

• reduced requirement for energy austerity

So the conclusion can be made the Net Zero Buildings (NZB) are the need of future.

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