THE IMPACT OF DENSITY AND SCALE ON THE LIFE CYCLE COST OF NET ZERO ENERGY COMMUNITIES

Slava Shubin; Gad Rabinowitz; Shabtai Isaac

doi:10.35490/EC3.2019.144

THE IMPACT OF DENSITY AND SCALE ON THE LIFE CYCLE COST OF NET ZERO ENERGY COMMUNITIES

Slava Shubin, Gad Rabinowitz, Shabtai Isaac

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

It is widely agreed that expanding the Net Zero Energy concept to a community scale brings multiple advantages in terms of design flexibility, cost reduction, clean energy and resource management. However, it is less clear what the scale or the density of the community should be to utilize these advantages in the best possible way. The objective of this work is to study how the Life Cycle Costs of new Net Zero Energy communities are affected by changes in their density and scale. To achieve this objective, a model was developed for identifying the optimal configuration of energy technologies for each specific scale and density. The analysis takes into consideration the local climate and the types of buildings in the community. The results of the implementation of the model show that both urban density and scale have a direct impact on the costs of NZE communities, but in ways that depend on the local climate.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2019 European Conference on Computing in Construction
Editors	James O'Donnell, Athanasios Chassiakos, Dimitrios Rovas, Daniel Hall
Publisher	European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3)
Pages	238-245
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9781910963371
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2019.144
State	Published - 1 Jan 2019
Event	European Conference on Computing in Construction, EC3 2019 - Chania, Greece Duration: 10 Jul 2019 → 12 Jul 2019

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Name	Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction

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Conference	European Conference on Computing in Construction, EC3 2019
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Chania
Period	10/07/19 → 12/07/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Information Systems
Building and Construction

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Shubin, S., Rabinowitz, G., & Isaac, S. (2019). THE IMPACT OF DENSITY AND SCALE ON THE LIFE CYCLE COST OF NET ZERO ENERGY COMMUNITIES. In J. O'Donnell, A. Chassiakos, D. Rovas, & D. Hall (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2019 European Conference on Computing in Construction (pp. 238-245). (Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction). European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3). https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2019.144

Shubin, Slava ; Rabinowitz, Gad ; Isaac, Shabtai. / THE IMPACT OF DENSITY AND SCALE ON THE LIFE CYCLE COST OF NET ZERO ENERGY COMMUNITIES. Proceedings of the 2019 European Conference on Computing in Construction. editor / James O'Donnell ; Athanasios Chassiakos ; Dimitrios Rovas ; Daniel Hall. European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3), 2019. pp. 238-245 (Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction).

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Shubin, S, Rabinowitz, G & Isaac, S 2019, THE IMPACT OF DENSITY AND SCALE ON THE LIFE CYCLE COST OF NET ZERO ENERGY COMMUNITIES. in J O'Donnell, A Chassiakos, D Rovas & D Hall (eds), Proceedings of the 2019 European Conference on Computing in Construction. Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction, European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3), pp. 238-245, European Conference on Computing in Construction, EC3 2019, Chania, Greece, 10/07/19. https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2019.144

THE IMPACT OF DENSITY AND SCALE ON THE LIFE CYCLE COST OF NET ZERO ENERGY COMMUNITIES. / Shubin, Slava; Rabinowitz, Gad; Isaac, Shabtai.
Proceedings of the 2019 European Conference on Computing in Construction. ed. / James O'Donnell; Athanasios Chassiakos; Dimitrios Rovas; Daniel Hall. European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3), 2019. p. 238-245 (Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction).

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Shubin S, Rabinowitz G, Isaac S. THE IMPACT OF DENSITY AND SCALE ON THE LIFE CYCLE COST OF NET ZERO ENERGY COMMUNITIES. In O'Donnell J, Chassiakos A, Rovas D, Hall D, editors, Proceedings of the 2019 European Conference on Computing in Construction. European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3). 2019. p. 238-245. (Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction). doi: 10.35490/EC3.2019.144

THE IMPACT OF DENSITY AND SCALE ON THE LIFE CYCLE COST OF NET ZERO ENERGY COMMUNITIES

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