nZEB-RETROFIT

The overall goal of nZEB-RETROFIT project was to examine the effectiveness of innovative building structural elements and systems, regarding their structural, environmental and energy performance in retrofitting of existing buildings.

This will be done with the aim of facilitating the emergence of products and tools for the development of high performance retrofitted buildings in respect of sustainable development, in terms of design, consumption, building methods, materials, energy efficiency, costs and user comfort.

Development of innovative technologies and systems for prefabricated façade elements for the building retrofit;

• Evaluation of the influence of advanced retrofit technologies on indoor environments, including health, safety and comfort of building occupants;
• Development of a standards-driven, systematic Building Information Modelling (BIM) approach to building retrofitting, with a holistic package of solutions for Ireland;
• Methodical assessment of Irish buildings from a lifecycle energy consumption and greenhouse gases emissions perspective; 
• Development of socio-technical innovations and action plans for more sustainable buildings, primarily focused on behavioral change of building users.

Zuhaib, S;Goggins, J (2019)-Assessing evidence-based single-step and staged deep retrofit towards nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEB) using multi-objective optimization Energy Efficiency, 12 :1891-1920 [DOI] [Details]

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Moran, P,Goggins, J,Hajdukiewicz, M (2017) ‘Super-insulate or use renewable technology ? Life cycle cost, energy and global warming potential analysis of nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB) in a temperate oceanic climate’. Energy And Buildings, 139 :590-607 [DOI] [Details]

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Achieving Nearly Zero Energy Buildings -A Lifecycle Assessment Approach to Retrofitting Buildings

Jamie Goggins, NUI Galway.ie 
Email: ei.yawlagiun@sniggog.eimaJ